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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0011 1.4 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 23bdc5d8cadfc941e7782d0cb8afb2d9ae73b125 – — Linux 6.1 – 6.1.189
TIMELINE Sep 25 Reserved by Linux Sep 25 Published (CNA: Linux) Oct 14 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-98159 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 25, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| October 14, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-98159 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-98159 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-787
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