# CVE-2026-98889: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix sched scan IE sizing


- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-110632, BELL-CVE-2026-98889, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98889, GHSA-2587-vvww-5v6h, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98889

## What is CVE-2026-98889?

CVE-2026-98889 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, published on 23 Oct 2026. 

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix sched scan IE sizing

Scheduled scan built the probe request before iwl_mvm_scan_fits(),
so oversized IEs could be copied into the fixed preq buffer before
length validation. Move iwl_mvm_build_scan_probe() after the fits
check.

Also advertise max_sched_scan_ie_len using iwl_mvm_max_scan_ie_len()
so userspace limits account for driver-inserted DS/TPC bytes.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-98889?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-98889?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-98889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-98889 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-98889 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, published on 23 Oct 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98889/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98889/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98889
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98889
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-98889

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98889/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.