wifi: mt76: mt7921: fix a potential clc buffer length underflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7921: fix a potential clc buffer length underflow The buf_len is used to limit the iterations for retrieving the country power setting and may underflow under certain conditions due to changes in the power table in CLC. This underflow leads to an almost infinite loop or an invalid power setting resulting in driver initialization failure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.75 to before 6.1.175; 6.6.14 to before 6.6.140; 6.7.2 to before 6.8 | 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.8 and later | 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1.75 to before 6.1.175; 6.6.14 to before 6.6.140; 6.7.2 to before 6.8 Fixed in 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.8 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.8 and later Fixed in 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.75 to before 6.1.175; 6.6.14 to before 6.6.140; 6.7.2 to before 6.12.88; 6.13 to before 6.18.30; 6.19 to before 7.0.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.75 to before 6.1.175; 6.6.14 to before 6.6.140; 6.7.2 to before 6.12.88; 6.13 to before 6.18.30; 6.19 to before 7.0.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.8
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46136
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jm55-4g4j-2rgw
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a79b1a492bcfa725383b6580cd93a6862308c85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e451c325b000b9a0081fd93bc6d103d6943d4b55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90cc573fd2f46ddbc2c329e7814b5ba3deb7b939
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aa63d33742b805d1a218d18d12b983cce4b2f7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0111847f0b4f6023f6dd320114697514e024ba3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5373f8b19e568b5c217832b9bbef165bd2b2df14
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- TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-46136 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46136 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jm55-4g4j-2rgw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-46136 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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