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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_init_tx_queues()", "id": "2525411", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2525411"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-476", "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nwifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_init_tx_queues()\nWhen MT76_NPU and CONFIG_NET_MEDIATEK_SOC_WED are enabled and\nmt76 detects properly the Airoha NPU SoC, mt7996_init_tx_queues() will\ndereference a NULL WED pointer.\nFix the issue by always passing the WED pointer from mt7996_dma_init().", "A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Wi-Fi driver, specifically within the `mt7996` component. When the `MT76_NPU` and `CONFIG_NET_MEDIATEK_SOC_WED` configurations are enabled and the Airoha NPU System-on-Chip (SoC) is detected, the `mt7996_init_tx_queues()` function can attempt to dereference a NULL Wi-Fi/Ethernet Dispatcher (WED) pointer. This improper handling of the WED pointer during initialization can lead to system instability or a denial of service."], "name": "CVE-2026-80632", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2026-08-28T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80632\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80632\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026082839-CVE-2026-80632-466c@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}