CVE-2026-98916
wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change
No known exploitation. No EPSS score yet. Fixed versions are out.
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- LinuxAffected: ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71aUpgrade to: 51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71aAffected: ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361Upgrade to: dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361Affected: ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00cUpgrade to: e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00cAffected: ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4Upgrade to: 55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4 + 3 more branchesStated by: CVE record
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What it is
From the CVE record
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.
In plain language
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Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
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- Public exploits
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- EPSS
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