0009498: airodump-ng shows "<length : 0>" SSID after upgrade to kernel 6.17.10 on Kali ARM64 (Realtek USB AX3000)

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0009498	Kali Linux	Kali Package Bug	public	2026-01-11 18:01	2026-01-19 09:30

Reporter	francescorit	Assigned To	daniruiz
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	have not tried
Status	resolved	Resolution	fixed
Fixed in Version	2026.1

Summary	0009498: airodump-ng shows "<length : 0>" SSID after upgrade to kernel 6.17.10 on Kali ARM64 (Realtek USB AX3000)
Description	After upgrading Kali Linux on ARM64 to kernel 6.17.10, airodump-ng no longer displays SSID names correctly. Instead of the actual AP names, "<length 0>" is shown for all detected access points. This issue did not occur before the kernel upgrade and appears to be a regression related to the Realtek USB Wi-Fi driver. Kernel 6.16.8+kali-arm64 works fine. Distribution: Kali Linux Rolling Architecture: ARM64 Kernel version: 6.17.10+kali-arm64 Platform: Apple Silicon (macOS Tahoe) running Kali Linux inside VMware Wireless adapter: Brostrend AXE3000 (USB Wi-Fi 6E) Chipset: Realtek (rtw89 / RTL88xx family) Driver: in-kernel Realtek driver (rtw89) Tool: aircrack-ng / airodump-ng

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2026-01-11 18:01	francescorit	New Issue
2026-01-18 22:23	francescorit	Note Added: 0021276
2026-01-19 09:28	daniruiz	Assigned To	=> daniruiz
2026-01-19 09:28	daniruiz	Status	new => resolved
2026-01-19 09:28	daniruiz	Resolution	open => fixed
2026-01-19 09:28	daniruiz	Fixed in Version	=> 2026.1

francescorit 2026-01-18 22:23 reporter ~0021276	The issue is resolved when upgrading to kernel 6.18. SSID names are displayed correctly again in airodump-ng. This confirms a kernel/driver regression in 6.17.x.