wifi: rtw88: Add NULL check for chip->edcca_th in rtw_fw_adaptivity_result()
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-97516 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-24 17:17:29 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-03 11:18:00 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: Add NULL check for chip->edcca_th in rtw_fw_adaptivity_result() It was recently reported that rtw_fw_adaptivity_result() in fw.c dereferences rtwdev->chip->edcca_th without a NULL check. The issue is that devices with the 8821CE chip don't define edcca_th in their chip info. As a result, when rtw_fw_adaptivity_result() tries to dereference it, the kernel triggers an oops. Add a NULL check for edcca_th before dereferencing it in rtw_fw_adaptivity_result() in fw.c. Placing the check at the function entry avoids logging any garbage values. This change does not address the root cause for this behavior, but it prevents the NULL dereference and the resulting oops while a more permanent solution is developed. Tested on a 8822CE chip which defines edcca_th, so this issue is not present on it, but it still uses this driver and I can verify there are no regressions. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001560000 probability, percentile 0.041630000 (date 2026-10-05)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected fe7bc23a8c5eba8a49061c1d15d0a9d45ef18130 a8cdb18ef80d67790d8611ba94ae3d81901c9e04 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected fe7bc23a8c5eba8a49061c1d15d0a9d45ef18130 0b58a5ac9170a6f5e6425f8e1a4b3e1d9c2bf53d git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected fe7bc23a8c5eba8a49061c1d15d0a9d45ef18130 6fa23cafaf30f4877e357f8eebcff00dff4aa9cb git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected fe7bc23a8c5eba8a49061c1d15d0a9d45ef18130 1d1f250432cd8704c3c125168887f9724021c81a git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected fe7bc23a8c5eba8a49061c1d15d0a9d45ef18130 d5e6f353ce1e1c25b8458ea390ed09d2377412c5 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5.16 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.16 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.189 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.158 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.111 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.53 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b58a5ac9170a6f5e6425f8e1a4b3e1d9c2bf53d | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fa23cafaf30f4877e357f8eebcff00dff4aa9cb | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5e6f353ce1e1c25b8458ea390ed09d2377412c5 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d1f250432cd8704c3c125168887f9724021c81a | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8cdb18ef80d67790d8611ba94ae3d81901c9e04 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.