CVE-2026-68309

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: connac: fix possible NULL-pointer deref in mt76_connac_mcu_uni_bss_he_tlv() mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap routine can theoretically return NULL so check cap pointer before dereferencing it.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2afc2d5098866518a5c446a2e647b1b3f43daaf4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c1fb2335f5e3afb34f91bc07ecb63517c328090
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8709c66e665a2a09192853d4f3d0fb4bd0f76403
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91eb15c026debd8b7bfbd83f062e6245a4e69964
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b09508dd7bc4a8948ea00603041a918c09788502
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c058786b09cfab080125bc3ee7928a181dcbd37a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1f8705d6545d20950991785306d08884b0056fc

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-10 13:20

Updated : 2026-08-19 17:20

NVD link : CVE-2026-68309

Mitre link : CVE-2026-68309

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-68309

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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