# CVE-2025-38599: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible OOB access in mt7996\_tx()

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-19 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible OOB access in mt7996_tx() Fis possible Out-Of-Boundary access in mt7996_tx routine if link_id is set to IEEE80211_LINK_UNSPECIFIED

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f82eabd0ff8067d1ee95515f4174c9a9569d54cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f43e7d8ae4b6a73213032545552bab26f76f113a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64cbf0d7ce9afe20666da90ec6ecaec6ba5ac64b

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