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Not yet scoredPublished Aug 10, 2026
CVE-2026-68412wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan()
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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.
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- Weakness (CWE)
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- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
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- 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) | from 2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a before e67dc2b8d5ac4bb804000b6732768a9ae678912f; from 2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a before 99d2e850c643e2c70fa165b722a1ad28347a8b3a; from 2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a before c6659f66d4ee4841aafae5659d2ef5e4c5c63cb6 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e67dc2b8d5ac4bb804000b6732768a9ae678912f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99d2e850c643e2c70fa165b722a1ad28347a8b3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6659f66d4ee4841aafae5659d2ef5e4c5c63cb6
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