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CVE-2026-23040wifi: mac80211_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 5:30 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification The NAN notification is for 5745 MHz which corresponds to channel 149 and not 5475 which is not actually a valid channel. This could result in a NULL pointer dereference in cfg80211_next_nan_dw_notif.

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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

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from a37a6f54439bf82b827a7072415d3a4afa4e12bd before 1251bbdb8f5b2ea86ca9b4268a2e6aa34372ab33; from a37a6f54439bf82b827a7072415d3a4afa4e12bd before 333418872bfecf4843f1ded7a4151685dfcf07d5	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1251bbdb8f5b2ea86ca9b4268a2e6aa34372ab33
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/333418872bfecf4843f1ded7a4151685dfcf07d5

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