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wifi: mt76: mt7996: validate RX band_idx before dereferencing phys[]

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: validate RX band_idx before dereferencing phys[] band_idx comes from a 2-bit descriptor field (0-3) and was used directly to index dev->mt76.phys[] (size __MT_MAX_BAND == 3) and dereference the result. A corrupt or reserved descriptor value could index out of bounds or hit a NULL phy on parts with fewer bands. Reject invalid band indices, mirroring mt7996_rx_get_wcid().

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.110, 6.18.52, 6.6.160, 7.2.6
CVEs
CVE-2026-90374
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 02:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

wifi: mt76: mt7996: validate RX band_idx before dereferencing phys[]

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Sept 2026, 16:09 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: validate RX band_idx before dereferencing phys[] band_idx comes from a 2-bit descriptor field (0-3) and was used directly to index dev->mt76.phys[] (size __MT_MAX_BAND == 3) and dereference the result. A corrupt or reserved descriptor value could index out of bounds or hit a NULL phy on parts with fewer bands. Reject invalid band indices, mirroring mt7996_rx_get_wcid().

osv:CVE-2026-90374

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.160, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6

Complete source record
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