CVE-2026-98916ModerateLocalRevised 7 Nov

wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change

MSRC advisory NVD CVE.org

Assessment

Severity: Moderate
CVSS base score: 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U
Impact: Not stated
EPSS · 30-day forecast: No EPSS score collected
Public detection template: No Nuclei template is listed in the current collected catalog
Exploitation detected: Unknown: not stated by MSRC
Exploitability: Not assessed
Publicly disclosed: Unknown: not stated by MSRC
Customer action: Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
Component: Mariner
Weakness: —
Issued by: Linux
Published: 24 Oct 2026 · October 2026
Last revised: 7 Nov 2026Information published.

CVSS 3.1 base metricsRed raises the risk · green lowers it

Attack vector: LocalAV:L
Attack complexity: LowAC:L
Privileges required: LowPR:L
User interaction: NoneUI:N
Scope: UnchangedS:U
Confidentiality: NoneC:N
Integrity: HighI:H
Availability: HighA:H

Updates that fix it

0 KBs

No KB listed

No KB update is listed in the collected MSRC record. Check the MSRC advisory for product releases and other remedies.

Affected products

Open Source Software

2 affected products

azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.159.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

What changed

Detection template: Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC
Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC
Detection template: Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC
Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC
Affected products: azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 → azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 kernel 6.6.159.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
2 Nov 2026 · 09:04:36 UTC
Detection template: No Nuclei template listed · Customer action: Required: apply the update → Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance · Public disclosure: No → Unknown: not stated by MSRC · Exploitation detected: Not reported by MSRC → Unknown: not stated by MSRC
29 Oct 2026

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7 Nov 2026 · 08:59:22 UTC Last revised5 Nov 2026 14:53 UTC → 7 Nov 2026 01:49 UTC
6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Public detection templateUnknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfCurrent → Incomplete
6 Nov 2026 · 09:07:49 UTC Last revised1 Nov 2026 15:00 UTC → 5 Nov 2026 14:53 UTC
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Public detection templateUnknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfCurrent → Incomplete
2 Nov 2026 · 09:04:36 UTC Last revised24 Oct 2026 01:07 UTC → 1 Nov 2026 15:00 UTC
2 Nov 2026 · 09:04:36 UTC Affected productsazl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 → azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 kernel 6.6.159.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC EPSSNot scored → No EPSS score collected
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Customer actionRequired: apply the update → Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Publicly disclosedNo → Unknown: not stated by MSRC
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Exploitation detectedNot reported by MSRC → Unknown: not stated by MSRC

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Published

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

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                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "net/wireless/nl80211.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
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                            "version": "b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc",
                            "lessThan": "51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc",
                            "lessThan": "dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc",
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                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "b4b9f0a32d3106ba4d0bbd07312dc35d1f2152dc",
                            "lessThan": "55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        }
                    ]
                }

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

{
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "net/wireless/nl80211.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "5.16",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThan": "5.16",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.6.160",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.12.114",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.18.53",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.2",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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