CVE-2026-68407
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: nl80211: free RNR data on MBSSID mismatch
nl80211_parse_beacon() rejects EMA RNR data when there are fewer RNR
entries than MBSSID entries.
The rejected RNR allocation has not been attached to the beacon data yet,
so free it before returning the error.
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Change History
3 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by kernel.org
8/19/2026 1:20:48 PM
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b76fc30c80b240107a7de3c7560113c9290eafc
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CVE Modified by kernel.org
8/17/2026 2:17:49 AM
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New CVE Received from kernel.org
8/10/2026 9:20:34 AM
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Type
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: nl80211: free RNR data on MBSSID mismatch
nl80211_parse_beacon() rejects EMA RNR data when there are fewer RNR
entries than MBSSID entries.
The rejected RNR allocation has not been attached to the beacon data yet,
so free it before returning the error.
Added
Reference
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a95ec2b54774201fdf4ef7ffb0ca2ab19ed29c
Added
Reference
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/312c8b9d7836ef58e552619a8c19be08b04032bb
Added
Reference
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f919f29e9b75793104709987131b8d910d7800a
Added
Reference
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa9592ef7de11f8c7042315d9bc20e91a97f679e
Added
Reference
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb052a6e2fa866384d8edc237746583ec94c15af
Added
Affected
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2026-68407 NVD
Published Date: 08/10/2026 NVD
Last Modified: 08/19/2026
Source: kernel.org
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