FKIE_CVE-2026-68306

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-10 13:20 - Updated: 2026-08-17 05:18
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix possible NULL-pointer deref in mt7996_mcu_sta_bfer_eht() mt76_connac_get_eht_phy_cap routine can theoretically return NULL so check cap pointer before dereferencing it.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b1882cf313ae44181146629b3578a7826c672c9
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fffc472bec490c8357defcee9c075ca74467352
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e4f848f4a620e1d77c38459e73cf3b362f7bc6b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45c496756c6f6df6c3aeb5b2cb996993d2f14687
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5628f39fccc107dca00b98a491d9848898599f7
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            "drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c"
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  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mt76: mt7996: fix possible NULL-pointer deref in mt7996_mcu_sta_bfer_eht()\n\nmt76_connac_get_eht_phy_cap routine can theoretically return NULL so\ncheck cap pointer before dereferencing it."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-68306",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T05:18:33.493",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-08-10T13:20:20.313",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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