CVE-2026-99060

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7603: initialize global station WCID mt7603 uses a driver-private global station WCID for frames that have neither a station nor a vif, including frames injected through a monitor interface. Unlike the core global WCID initialized by mt76_register_device(), this WCID is published without ever being passed to mt76_wcid_init(). Since commit 0335c034e726 ("wifi: mt76: fix race condition related to checking tx queue fill status"), mt76_tx() queues every such frame on the WCID's tx_pending or tx_offchannel queue and links its tx_list. The first injected frame therefore reaches __skb_queue_tail() with an uninitialized sk_buff_head and dereferences a NULL prev pointer. Initialize the WCID before publishing it. The fix was tested on an MT7603 PCIe device. Three wildcard probe requests were injected through a monitor interface. The hardware queue head and tail advanced from 0 to 3 and a second radio captured the third request over the air. No oops or reset occurred. After restoring AP mode, a 150 MB transfer also completed without a reset.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-10-23
Last modified 2026-10-23
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.6.48, 6.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11, 7.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 6.6.48 ≥ 6.7
Fixed in
✓ 6.6.160 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.113 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.57 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.11 7.2.x ✓ 7.3

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-99060?

    CVE-2026-99060 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.6.48 onward and has been patched in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57 and others. CVE-2026-99060 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-99060?

    Yes. CVE-2026-99060 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6.48 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-99060 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2026-99060 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.