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CVE-2026-98916

Linux: wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change

Linux LinuxOperating systems
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CVSS
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ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)No scoreNo FIRST EPSS score in this snapshot yet
Fixed in51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71aAlso 55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4, 6.6.160 and 2 moreCVE List
Published23 Oct 2026Updated 23 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

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.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 11

  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71aCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00cCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: all versions before 6.6.160CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: all versions before 6.12.114CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: all versions before 6.18.53CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.6.160 through 6.6.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.114 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2CVE List

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