CVE-2026-80632

wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_init_tx_queues()

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Published: August 28, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC
Updated: August 28, 2026 at 08:32 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 NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_init_tx_queues() When MT76_NPU and CONFIG_NET_MEDIATEK_SOC_WED are enabled and mt76 detects properly the Airoha NPU SoC, mt7996_init_tx_queues() will dereference a NULL WED pointer. Fix the issue by always passing the WED pointer from mt7996_dma_init().

Affected

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

7.1 ≤ v < 7.1.57.1 ≤ v < 7.27.1cd7951f242a7e4114de8f41804d708f5b5079d53
Vendor states this is fixed in 6794edb55b5f5ef834e03b0b241b1a8b725f82c0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 93f3f9a9e955569ab7c3f02f0486d3aaf2314a56 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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