wifi: mt76: mt7921: validate CLC firmware records
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 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: validate CLC firmware records The CLC region is supplied by firmware, but the loader trusts the region count and each record length. A malformed image can make the region table pointer precede the firmware buffer, make the record loop fail to advance, or index phy->clc past its end. Validate the table and record bounds before dereferencing or copying.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.1 and later | 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1 and later Fixed in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 to before 6.1.189; 6.6 to before 6.6.158; 6.12 to before 6.12.111; 6.18 to before 6.18.53; 7.2 to before 7.2.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 to before 6.1.189; 6.6 to before 6.6.158; 6.12 to before 6.12.111; 6.18 to before 6.18.53; 7.2 to before 7.2.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc5w-crxq-xmg4
- 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/Linux@46673662402884ca55a869e4ebe956e08e8b6b05, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-03 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-15 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-15 Weakness changed · NVD
- 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46673662402884ca55a869e4ebe956e08e8b6b05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/740272d46ffc8231709a5e774cf5e4a5785b8a02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/602a950134ee2940136f60797e4457c3983b06ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3896be051e928c891922d91de94c99519d215dff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c505e2af16a9320f4355218394a955fbbc65322
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9417c5818a0146980c2608fda94c908e604eb033
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hc5w-crxq-xmg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98159 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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