Not yet scoredPublished Oct 23, 2026

CVE-2026-98916wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 6:23 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change When trying to do a color change, validate that the link is beaconing first, to avoid calling the driver with an invalid link.

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: Received
Record last updated: Oct 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 23, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc before 51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a; from b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc before dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361; from b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc before e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c; from b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc before 55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4

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