In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mt76: mt7996: check pointer returned by mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap()

mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap routine can theoretically return NULL so
check cap pointer before dereferencing it.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 affected < 4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3
98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 affected < 8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678
98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 affected < d14238523ca4c6f5fcb54d1920eb2f8525a7711f
98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 affected < 8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014b
98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 affected < e858cf6bf99880343348ff1e8c942aaff1d9d592
Linux Linux affected
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6.2 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.2
6.6.148 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.101 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.42 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.6 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc5 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014b cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d14238523ca4c6f5fcb54d1920eb2f8525a7711f cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e858cf6bf99880343348ff1e8c942aaff1d9d592 cve-icon
History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +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: mt76: mt7996: check pointer returned by mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap() mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap routine can theoretically return NULL so check cap pointer before dereferencing it.
Title wifi: mt76: mt7996: check pointer returned by mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T12:02:42.934Z

Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.381Z

Link: CVE-2026-68308

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Updated: 2026-08-10T15:15:04Z

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