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CVE-2025-40066

wifi: mt76: mt7996: Check phy before init msta_link in mt7996_mac_sta_add_links()

N/A
Published: October 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Check phy before init msta_link in mt7996_mac_sta_add_links() In order to avoid a possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mac_sta_init_link routine, move the phy pointer check before running mt7996_mac_sta_init_link() in mt7996_mac_sta_add_links routine.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
90%
6.15dd82a9e02c054052b5899872c1f32805428f6131
Vendor states this is fixed in 2e671536c1c3c7bcad95d408a4ab42e2e54d1882 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fe5fffadc6c77c56f122cf1042dc830f59e904bf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e671536c1c3c7bcad95d408a4ab42e2e54d1882
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe5fffadc6c77c56f122cf1042dc830f59e904bf

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