{"id":"CVE-2026-98159","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mt76: mt7921: validate CLC firmware records\n\nThe CLC region is supplied by firmware, but the loader trusts the\nregion count and each record length","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mt76: mt7921: validate CLC firmware records\n\nThe CLC region is supplied by firmware, but the loader trusts the\nregion count and each record length. A malformed im…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 23bdc5d8cadfc941e7782d0cb8afb2d9ae73b125 < 602a950134ee2940136f60797e4457c3983b06ce","Linux >= 23bdc5d8cadfc941e7782d0cb8afb2d9ae73b125 < 3896be051e928c891922d91de94c99519d215dff","Linux >= 23bdc5d8cadfc941e7782d0cb8afb2d9ae73b125 < 3c505e2af16a9320f4355218394a955fbbc65322","Linux >= 23bdc5d8cadfc941e7782d0cb8afb2d9ae73b125 < 9417c5818a0146980c2608fda94c908e604eb033","Linux 6.1"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T11:17:47.640","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98159","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3896be051e928c891922d91de94c99519d215dff","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c505e2af16a9320f4355218394a955fbbc65322","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/602a950134ee2940136f60797e4457c3983b06ce","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9417c5818a0146980c2608fda94c908e604eb033","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.803Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98159","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mt76: mt7921: validate CLC firmware records\n\nThe CLC region is supplied by firmware, but the loader trusts the\nregion count and each record length. A malformed image can make the\nregion table pointer precede the firmware buffer, make the record loop\nfail to advance, or index phy->clc past its end. Validate the table and\nrecord bounds before dereferencing or copying.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}