CVE-2026-68308

wifi: mt76: mt7996: check pointer returned by mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap()

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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
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

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.

Affected

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

6.2 ≤ v < 6.12.1016.2 ≤ v < 6.18.426.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1486.2 ≤ v < 7.1.66.2 ≤ v < 7.26.298686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5
Vendor states this is fixed in 4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d14238523ca4c6f5fcb54d1920eb2f8525a7711f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e858cf6bf99880343348ff1e8c942aaff1d9d592 (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 6.2 (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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