CVE-2026-98916 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Linux Kernel

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c

History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Linux linux
Vendors & Products		Linux linux

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-398 CWE-704

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-10-23T11:55:20.958Z

Updated: 2026-10-26T06:56:47.686Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.380Z

Link: CVE-2026-98916

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-23T12:18:25.797

Modified: 2026-10-26T07:17:17.513

Link: CVE-2026-98916

Redhat

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