CVE-2026-74322wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211() For injected frames (e.g. via radiotap), mac80211 can pass info->control.vif = NULL, as explicitly noted in struct ieee80211_tx_info. Check vif pointer before executing ieee80211_vif_is_mld() in mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211 routine in order to avoid a possible NULL pointer dereference.
- CVSS
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- 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) | from f0b0b239b8f36cdc55cf0bc1bac75ec07fc9fef1 before dfb27e5dd9e4d34fbb74fa834c644dcef0be2be9; from f0b0b239b8f36cdc55cf0bc1bac75ec07fc9fef1 before 63e6151b9791b31877a88ff62806e7c407683955; from f0b0b239b8f36cdc55cf0bc1bac75ec07fc9fef1 before 61370e6674b5253de5686813ceeceebc35a7d3e5 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfb27e5dd9e4d34fbb74fa834c644dcef0be2be9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63e6151b9791b31877a88ff62806e7c407683955
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61370e6674b5253de5686813ceeceebc35a7d3e5
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