# CVE-2026-90349: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix out-of-bounds link array access in mt7996\_tx()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 1609b014aa29f9a2bf3aaa93f71de4a06725845e, fixed in 637bb99cc766a858d744905e46638459ca128b6c; from 1609b014aa29f9a2bf3aaa93f71de4a06725845e, fixed in aff81505a84d27f83b4db8e039e813930cb23c2c; from 1609b014aa29f9a2bf3aaa93f71de4a06725845e, fixed in 4330a0ef9f75a54fde3548432a9a698f06bab635
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix out-of-bounds link array access in mt7996_tx() When mac80211 leaves the link unspecified, mt7996_tx() substitutes the primary link id of the station or vif. That value is IEEE80211_LINK_UNSPECIFIED (0xf) until the first link has been added, and it is then used unchecked to index vif->link_conf[], mvif->mt76.link[] and sta->link[], all of which hold IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS (15) entries. Clamp the primary link id to the default link before using it, and use the clamped value for the link_sta fallback as well.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.52, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/637bb99cc766a858d744905e46638459ca128b6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aff81505a84d27f83b4db8e039e813930cb23c2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4330a0ef9f75a54fde3548432a9a698f06bab635

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