How many CVEs have patched ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle?

2 published CVEs changed ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle in torvalds/linux, in 6 distinct patches totalling 36 changed lines, between 2024 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle?

CVE-2026-68470 (wifi: mac80211: validate extension-frame layout before RX), published 2026-08-15, changed lines 5222 to 5226 of net/mac80211/rx.c.

How does ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle compare to the rest of torvalds/linux?

torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total; 2 of them changed ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle in torvalds/linux: Patched by 2 CVEs

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ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle

Name: ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle in torvalds/linux: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

net/mac80211/rx.c

Last patched August 15, 2026

CVEs

That changed this function

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2024–2026

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle in torvalds/linux was changed by 2 published CVE fixes between 2024 and 2026, in 6 distinct patches that added or removed 36 lines in total.

torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 0% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

wifi: mac80211: validate extension-frame layout before RX
CVE-2026-68470 · lines 5222–5226 · +5 −0
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.4%2026-08-15
CVE-2022-48876
CVE-2022-48876 · lines 4824–4843 · +1 −30 in 2 hunks
Medium · CVSS 5.5
EPSS 0.2%2024-08-21

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same file that CVE fixes also changed.

1ieee80211_invoke_fast_rxnet/mac80211/rx.c2 CVEs · 7 patches2024 to 2026
2__ieee80211_rx_handle_packetnet/mac80211/rx.c2 CVEs · 6 patches2024 to 2026
3is_broadcast_ether_addrnet/mac80211/rx.c1 CVEs · 7 patches2026
4ieee80211_check_fast_rx_ifacenet/mac80211/rx.c1 CVEs · 3 patches2024
5ieee80211_rx_is_valid_sta_link_idnet/mac80211/rx.c1 CVEs · 3 patches2024
6ieee80211_rx_data_set_linknet/mac80211/rx.c1 CVEs · 3 patches2024
7ieee80211_mark_rx_ba_filtered_framesnet/mac80211/rx.c1 CVEs · 3 patches2024
8ieee80211_release_reorder_timeoutnet/mac80211/rx.c1 CVEs · 3 patches2024

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smb2_sess_setup13 CVEs · fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c adjust_ptr_min_max_vals13 CVEs · kernel/bpf/verifier.c ext4_fill_super13 CVEs · fs/ext4/super.c bcm_rx_setup12 CVEs · net/can/bcm.c copy_process12 CVEs · kernel/fork.c smb2_sess_setup11 CVEs · fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle.

How many CVEs have patched ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle?: 2 published CVEs changed ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle in torvalds/linux, in 6 distinct patches totalling 36 changed lines, between 2024 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle?: CVE-2026-68470 (wifi: mac80211: validate extension-frame layout before RX), published 2026-08-15, changed lines 5222 to 5226 of net/mac80211/rx.c.
How does ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle compare to the rest of torvalds/linux?: torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total; 2 of them changed ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

net/mac80211/rx.c on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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