CVE-2026-68412 (GCVE-0-2026-68412)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-10 12:04
Modified
2026-10-21 12:44
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan() If the test against IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN fails, then 'creq' leaks. Use the existing error handling path to fix it.
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Linux Linux Version: 2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a
Version: 2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a
Version: 2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a
Version: 2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a
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