{"id":"CVE-2026-68412","revision":"37cb43f60e0f4eaabb33e352b40586f3","records":[{"revision":"37cb43f60e0f4eaabb33e352b40586f3","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-68412","aliases":[],"title":"wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan()","description":"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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-08-10T12:04:32.486+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-21T12:44:04.216+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": 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\"6.18.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.1.6\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.1.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.2\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                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