In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mwifiex: fix NULL dereference when the AP has HT-cap but no HT-oper
mwifiex_tdls_add_ht_oper() gates its follow-the-AP-bandwidth path on
bss_desc->bcn_ht_cap being present, but then dereferences a different
pointer, bss_desc->bcn_ht_oper:
if (ISSUPP_CHANWIDTH40(priv->adapter->hw_dot_11n_dev_cap) &&
bss_desc->bcn_ht_cap &&
ISALLOWED_CHANWIDTH40(bss_desc->bcn_ht_oper->ht_param))
bcn_ht_cap and bcn_ht_oper are populated independently while parsing the
associated AP's beacon in mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(): an AP that
advertises an HT Capabilities element but no HT Operation element leaves
bcn_ht_cap non-NULL and bcn_ht_oper NULL. Setting up a TDLS link to a
peer while associated to such an AP then dereferences the NULL
bcn_ht_oper and crashes the kernel. Every other bcn_ht_oper user in the
driver NULL-checks it first.
Guard on the pointer that is actually dereferenced.
Found by 0sec automated security-research tooling (https://0sec.ai).
wifi: mwifiex: fix NULL dereference when the AP has HT-cap but no HT-oper
mwifiex_tdls_add_ht_oper() gates its follow-the-AP-bandwidth path on
bss_desc->bcn_ht_cap being present, but then dereferences a different
pointer, bss_desc->bcn_ht_oper:
if (ISSUPP_CHANWIDTH40(priv->adapter->hw_dot_11n_dev_cap) &&
bss_desc->bcn_ht_cap &&
ISALLOWED_CHANWIDTH40(bss_desc->bcn_ht_oper->ht_param))
bcn_ht_cap and bcn_ht_oper are populated independently while parsing the
associated AP's beacon in mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(): an AP that
advertises an HT Capabilities element but no HT Operation element leaves
bcn_ht_cap non-NULL and bcn_ht_oper NULL. Setting up a TDLS link to a
peer while associated to such an AP then dereferences the NULL
bcn_ht_oper and crashes the kernel. Every other bcn_ht_oper user in the
driver NULL-checks it first.
Guard on the pointer that is actually dereferenced.
Found by 0sec automated security-research tooling (https://0sec.ai).
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: fix NULL dereference when the AP has HT-cap but no HT-oper mwifiex_tdls_add_ht_oper() gates its follow-the-AP-bandwidth path on bss_desc->bcn_ht_cap being present, but then dereferences a different pointer, bss_desc->bcn_ht_oper: if (ISSUPP_CHANWIDTH40(priv->adapter->hw_dot_11n_dev_cap) && bss_desc->bcn_ht_cap && ISALLOWED_CHANWIDTH40(bss_desc->bcn_ht_oper->ht_param)) bcn_ht_cap and bcn_ht_oper are populated independently while parsing the associated AP's beacon in mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(): an AP that advertises an HT Capabilities element but no HT Operation element leaves bcn_ht_cap non-NULL and bcn_ht_oper NULL. Setting up a TDLS link to a peer while associated to such an AP then dereferences the NULL bcn_ht_oper and crashes the kernel. Every other bcn_ht_oper user in the driver NULL-checks it first. Guard on the pointer that is actually dereferenced. Found by 0sec automated security-research tooling (https://0sec.ai). | |
| Title | wifi: mwifiex: fix NULL dereference when the AP has HT-cap but no HT-oper | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-10T12:00:15.750Z
Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.374Z
Link: CVE-2026-68197
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Updated: 2026-08-10T14:30:04Z
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