# CVE-2026-68308: wifi: mt76: mt7996: check pointer returned by mt76\_connac\_get\_he\_phy\_cap()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: check pointer returned by mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap() mt76_connac_get_he_phy_cap routine can theoretically return NULL so check cap pointer before dereferencing it.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fd85fd2373501b7386e93a5ce4a549d7c4e64e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8a079e22ce9fc3c0d05b148ef67e4c6e576678
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d14238523ca4c6f5fcb54d1920eb2f8525a7711f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc7167e8a86489b7cb96a69cf1fb671d6df014b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e858cf6bf99880343348ff1e8c942aaff1d9d592

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