CVE-2026-68306

wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix possible NULL-pointer deref in mt7996_mcu_sta_bfer_eht()

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Published: August 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 05:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
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Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix possible NULL-pointer deref in mt7996_mcu_sta_bfer_eht() mt76_connac_get_eht_phy_cap routine can theoretically return NULL so check cap pointer before dereferencing it.

Affected

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

6.3 ≤ v < 6.12.1016.3 ≤ v < 6.18.426.3 ≤ v < 6.6.1486.3 ≤ v < 7.1.66.3 ≤ v < 7.26.3ba01944adee9f4a71cf2879b9529057fd8de1972
Vendor states this is fixed in 2b1882cf313ae44181146629b3578a7826c672c9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2fffc472bec490c8357defcee9c075ca74467352 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3e4f848f4a620e1d77c38459e73cf3b362f7bc6b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 45c496756c6f6df6c3aeb5b2cb996993d2f14687 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d5628f39fccc107dca00b98a491d9848898599f7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.101 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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