CVE-2026-68308: wifi: mt76: mt7996: check pointer returned by mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap()
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.16% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3, 8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678, 8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014b; azl3 kernel 6.6.143.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.150.1-1.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3, 8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678, 8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014b; azl3 kernel 6.6.143.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.150.1-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 6th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 6.2affected
- 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 and later · before 4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3affected · git
- 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 and later · before 8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678affected · git
- 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 and later · before d14238523ca4c6f5fcb54d1920eb2f8525a7711faffected · git
- 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 and later · before 8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014baffected · git
- 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 and later · before e858cf6bf99880343348ff1e8c942aaff1d9d592affected · git
- before 6.2not affected · semver
- 6.6.148 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
- 6.12.101 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver
- 6.18.42 and later · up to and including 6.18.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux-6.12 | before 6.12.101-1~deb12u1 | 6.12.101-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.101-1 | 6.12.101-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.1.6-1 | 7.1.6-1 |
Same product
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-68306Aug 10, 2026 · wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix possible NULL-pointer deref in mt7996_mcu_sta_bfer_eht()0Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-68307Aug 10, 2026 · wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix crash in reset link replay0Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-68309Aug 10, 2026 · wifi: mt76: connac: fix possible NULL-pointer deref in mt76_connac_mcu_uni_bss_he_tlv()0Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014b | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d14238523ca4c6f5fcb54d1920eb2f8525a7711f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | e858cf6bf99880343348ff1e8c942aaff1d9d592 | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.143.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.150.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.12.101-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux-6.12 | 6.12.101-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-0800 · Aug 11, 2026(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
No CVSS vector for this record, so attack conditions can't be derived.
Weakness class (CWE)
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Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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