CVE-2025-40066wifi: mt76: mt7996: Check phy before init msta_link in mt7996_mac_sta_add_links()
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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.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from dd82a9e02c054052b5899872c1f32805428f6131 before 2e671536c1c3c7bcad95d408a4ab42e2e54d1882; from dd82a9e02c054052b5899872c1f32805428f6131 before fe5fffadc6c77c56f122cf1042dc830f59e904bf | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e671536c1c3c7bcad95d408a4ab42e2e54d1882
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe5fffadc6c77c56f122cf1042dc830f59e904bf
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