wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan()

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-68412
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-10 13:20:34 UTC
Updated2026-08-10 13:20:34 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan() If the test against IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN fails, then 'creq' leaks. Use the existing error handling path to fix it.

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a e67dc2b8d5ac4bb804000b6732768a9ae678912f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a 99d2e850c643e2c70fa165b722a1ad28347a8b3a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a c6659f66d4ee4841aafae5659d2ef5e4c5c63cb6 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2.6.30 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 2.6.30 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.42 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1.6 7.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2-rc4 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/e67dc2b8d5ac4bb804000b6732768a9ae678912f 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/99d2e850c643e2c70fa165b722a1ad28347a8b3a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6659f66d4ee4841aafae5659d2ef5e4c5c63cb6 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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