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