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CVE-2026-68306: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix possible NULL-pointer deref in mt7996_mcu_sta_bfer_eht()

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-10 · updated 2026-08-17

Description

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.3 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b1882cf313ae44181146629b3578a7826c672c9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fffc472bec490c8357defcee9c075ca74467352
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e4f848f4a620e1d77c38459e73cf3b362f7bc6b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45c496756c6f6df6c3aeb5b2cb996993d2f14687
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5628f39fccc107dca00b98a491d9848898599f7

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