CVE-2026-98916

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Severity

Awaiting Analysis

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Overview

About vulnerability

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.

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KernelCare state

Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.

Operating system Status Covered kernels
Debian 13 Planned —
Ubuntu 26.04 Planned —