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CVE-2026-68439: wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix possible NULL-pointer deref in mt7925_mcu_bss_he_tlv()

• 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: 2026-08-12 · updated 2026-08-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix possible NULL-pointer deref in mt7925_mcu_bss_he_tlv() mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap routine can theoretically return NULL so check cap pointer before dereferencing it.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.7 — 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/313343ab8cab7417973e7bdd43d3c3e93044b447
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42288cca984fb72ad3ebe43d4e7fdce9dcabfdb5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/856f1588a2590e70b119e76c15315615a36aebc8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d1b6738c1ab48c086b17e7994034aca94258931

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