---
id: "CVE-2026-68590"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-68590"]
title: "ip_stack: out-of-bounds read lets a rogue base station crash a phone"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["cellular", "mediatek", "modem", "other"]
not_affected_if: ["no-cellular-connection"]
published_at: "2026-11-02T03:17:38+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T03:31:26+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T03:31:58+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68590", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T03:31:26+00:00"}]
---

# ip_stack: out-of-bounds read lets a rogue base station crash a phone

An input validation flaw in the ip_stack networking code causes an out-of-bounds read. A UE that connects to an attacker-controlled rogue base station can be knocked offline, a remote denial of service.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T03:31:26+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68590

## From the sources

In ip_stack, there is a possible out of bounds read due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01387180; Issue ID: MSV-5152.

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