# CVE-2024-47681: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix NULL pointer dereference in mt7996\_mcu\_sta\_bfer\_he

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mcu_sta_bfer_he Fix the NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mcu_sta_bfer_he routine adding an sta interface to the mt7996 driver. Found by code review.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e4b60ae8a047ad2fb175fcfdd54feee80983a45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/174c803b432596cdd7dd3ec5e0ec52b561969ee2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1afdde3b5f56217d875a543cf565075c11bbddad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f503ae90c7355e8506e68498fe84c1357894cd5b

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