CVE-2026-98916 (GCVE-0-2026-98916)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-23 11:55
Modified
2026-10-26 06:56
Severity ?
Summary
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.
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Linux Linux Version: b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc
Version: b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc
Version: b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc
Version: b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc
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