wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-98916
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-23 12:18:25 UTC
Updated2026-10-23 12:18:25 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.6.160 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.12.114 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.18.53 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.160 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.114 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

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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