{"id":"CVE-2026-98916","title":"wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change\n\nWhen trying to do a color change, validate that the link is\nbeaconing first, to avoid calling the driver with a…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4","Linux < 6.6.160","Linux < 6.12.114","Linux < 6.18.53","Linux (all versions)"],"published":"2026-10-23","updated":"2026-10-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-23T11:55:20.958Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98916","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-23T13:24:55.570Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98916","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change\n\nWhen trying to do a color change, validate that the link is\nbeaconing first, to avoid calling the driver with an invalid\nlink.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4`\n- `Linux < 6.6.160`\n- `Linux < 6.12.114`\n- `Linux < 6.18.53`\n- `Linux (all versions)`\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":[]}