# CVE-2026-74323: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible token leak in mt7996\_tx\_prepare\_skb()

- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.40, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from 7ef0c7ad735b0c38140259519a3f165bee2b857c, fixed in 06e65d6cf80490bc0457d339595d1ed5a89e8899; from 7ef0c7ad735b0c38140259519a3f165bee2b857c, fixed in fa0e9aa92a7bc97fc42014c5efaaf1278fa92723; from 7ef0c7ad735b0c38140259519a3f165bee2b857c, fixed in 831074096d0450308357271fc0ffd3f600a2487e
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 6.18.40; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible token leak in mt7996_tx_prepare_skb() If link_conf or link_sta lookup fails in mt7996_tx_prepare_skb routine, mt7996 driver leaks an already allocated tx token. Fix the issue releasing the token in case of error.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.40, 7.1.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e65d6cf80490bc0457d339595d1ed5a89e8899
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa0e9aa92a7bc97fc42014c5efaaf1278fa92723
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/831074096d0450308357271fc0ffd3f600a2487e

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