---
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:

  wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change

  When trying to do a color change, validate that the link is
  beaconing 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'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change

When trying to do a color change, validate that the link is
beaconing first, to avoid calling the driver with an invalid
link.

## 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)`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.