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CVE-2026-68308: wifi: mt76: mt7996: check pointer returned by mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap()

• 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: check pointer returned by mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap() mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap routine can theoretically return NULL so check cap pointer before dereferencing it.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.2 — 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/4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d14238523ca4c6f5fcb54d1920eb2f8525a7711f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e858cf6bf99880343348ff1e8c942aaff1d9d592

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