CVE-2026-68412

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan() If the test against IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN fails, then 'creq' leaks. Use the existing error handling path to fix it.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-08-10 13:20:34.903000

Last modified

2026-10-21 13:19:30.140000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-68412",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-08-10T13:20:34.903",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-21T13:19:30.140",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan()\n\nIf the test against IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN fails, then 'creq' leaks.\nUse the existing error handling path to fix it."
    }
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