FKIE_CVE-2026-68412

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-10 13:20 - Updated: 2026-08-17 06:17
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan() If the test against IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN fails, then 'creq' leaks. Use the existing error handling path to fix it.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99d2e850c643e2c70fa165b722a1ad28347a8b3a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6659f66d4ee4841aafae5659d2ef5e4c5c63cb6
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e67dc2b8d5ac4bb804000b6732768a9ae678912f
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  "published": "2026-08-10T13:20:34.903",
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