CVE-2026-80935
kernel: wifi: mt76: mt7996: bound the device EEPROM address before the EFUSE copy
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 11, 2026
Updated · September 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Wi-Fi driver for MediaTek MT7996 devices. A malicious or malfunctioning Wi-Fi device can exploit improper validation of an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) address during a copy operation. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, which may result in memory corruption and potentially allow for arbitrary code execution.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write