CVE-2026-68308wifi: mt76: mt7996: check pointer returned by mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap()
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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.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 builds before 4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3; 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 builds before 8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678; from 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 before d14238523ca4c6f5fcb54d1920eb2f8525a7711f; 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 builds before 8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014b; from 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 before e858cf6bf99880343348ff1e8c942aaff1d9d592 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d14238523ca4c6f5fcb54d1920eb2f8525a7711f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e858cf6bf99880343348ff1e8c942aaff1d9d592
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