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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency Xiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if eht_cap is set but eht_oper isn't. Rather than fixing that for the individual user(s), enforce that both HE/EHT have consistent elements.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-09 | Published 2026-06-25 | Updated 2026-06-25 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

22c64f37e1d4e757b0073a72f1439c2c3509c5cb (git) before 0f5e9ddd7e8e7758771a63cdd498a2007dc8da7a
affected

22c64f37e1d4e757b0073a72f1439c2c3509c5cb (git) before cb9959ab5f99611d27a06586add84811fe8102dc
affected

Default status
affected

6.16
affected

Any version before 6.16
unaffected

7.0.13 (semver)
unaffected

7.1 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/0f5e9ddd7e8e7758771a63cdd498a2007dc8da7a

git.kernel.org/...c/cb9959ab5f99611d27a06586add84811fe8102dc

cve.org (CVE-2026-53257)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-53257)

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