# CVE-2026-23040: wifi: mac80211\_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-02-04 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification The NAN notification is for 5745 MHz which corresponds to channel 149 and not 5475 which is not actually a valid channel. This could result in a NULL pointer dereference in cfg80211_next_nan_dw_notif.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1251bbdb8f5b2ea86ca9b4268a2e6aa34372ab33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/333418872bfecf4843f1ded7a4151685dfcf07d5

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