# CVE-2026-90351: wifi: mt76: mt7996: do not attach hif2 WED when the main WED attach failed

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.114, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 83eafc9251d6d30574b629ac637c56d168fcbdd9, fixed in 9d1fd637336588d8118c104a025eca1341d9ec85; from 83eafc9251d6d30574b629ac637c56d168fcbdd9, fixed in 76144da3c6184c7850631ad79d0600ac8bf7649a; from 83eafc9251d6d30574b629ac637c56d168fcbdd9, fixed in d566387df8306257d2f703a0d99fd9896400317e; from 83eafc9251d6d30574b629ac637c56d168fcbdd9, fixed in 7c1924332e986019c6bcddf55c843361cccac73f
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, 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: do not attach hif2 WED when the main WED attach failed If the WED attach for the primary PCIe function fails, the probe path still attached wed_hif2 for the secondary function, leaving the device in an inconsistent half-WED configuration that crashes later. The hif2 call also re-enabled hwrro_mode, which the failed primary attach had just turned off. Skip the hif2 WED setup when the primary WED device is not active.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.18.52, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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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/9d1fd637336588d8118c104a025eca1341d9ec85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76144da3c6184c7850631ad79d0600ac8bf7649a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d566387df8306257d2f703a0d99fd9896400317e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1924332e986019c6bcddf55c843361cccac73f

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