{"id":"CVE-2026-98916","revision":"28fd892ab3ac47ebbed18568a4e04d13","records":[{"revision":"28fd892ab3ac47ebbed18568a4e04d13","observedAt":"2026-10-26T08:20:49.483+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-98916","aliases":[],"title":"wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change","description":"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 an invalid\nlink.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-23T11:55:20.958+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-26T06:56:47.686+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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\"b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n     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\"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.18.53\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\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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