In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: rtw88: check for PCI upstream bridge existence
pci_upstream_bridge() returns NULL if the device is on a root bus. If
8821CE is installed in the system with such a PCI topology, the probing
routine will crash. This has probably been unnoticed as 8821CE is mostly
supplied in laptops where there is a PCI-to-PCI bridge located upstream
from the device. However the card might be installed on a system with
different configuration.
Check if the bridge does exist for the specific workaround to be applied.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace static
analysis tool.
wifi: rtw88: check for PCI upstream bridge existence
pci_upstream_bridge() returns NULL if the device is on a root bus. If
8821CE is installed in the system with such a PCI topology, the probing
routine will crash. This has probably been unnoticed as 8821CE is mostly
supplied in laptops where there is a PCI-to-PCI bridge located upstream
from the device. However the card might be installed on a system with
different configuration.
Check if the bridge does exist for the specific workaround to be applied.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace static
analysis tool.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8488-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8489-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8488-2 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8507-1 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Thu, 28 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 27 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
Wed, 27 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: check for PCI upstream bridge existence pci_upstream_bridge() returns NULL if the device is on a root bus. If 8821CE is installed in the system with such a PCI topology, the probing routine will crash. This has probably been unnoticed as 8821CE is mostly supplied in laptops where there is a PCI-to-PCI bridge located upstream from the device. However the card might be installed on a system with different configuration. Check if the bridge does exist for the specific workaround to be applied. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace static analysis tool. | |
| Title | wifi: rtw88: check for PCI upstream bridge existence | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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Projects
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-14T17:53:48.439Z
Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.097Z
Link: CVE-2026-46092
No data.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-27T14:17:30.757
Modified: 2026-06-17T10:53:03.263
Link: CVE-2026-46092
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-28T03:45:06Z
Weaknesses
Ubuntu USN