wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211()
For injected frames (e.g. via radiotap), mac80211 can pass
info->control.vif = NULL, as explicitly noted in struct ieee80211_tx_info.
Check vif pointer before executing ieee80211_vif_is_mld() in
mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211 routine in order to avoid a possible NULL
pointer dereference.
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211() For injected frames (e.g. via radiotap), mac80211 can pass info->control.vif = NULL, as explicitly noted in struct ieee80211_tx_info. Check vif pointer before executing ieee80211_vif_is_mld() in mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211 routine in order to avoid a possible NULL pointer dereference. | |
| Title | wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:58:18.167Z
Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.884Z
Link: CVE-2026-74322
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:32.757
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:32.757
Link: CVE-2026-74322
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T17:45:03Z
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CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference