Bug 2513193 (CVE-2026-68412) - CVE-2026-68412 kernel: Linux Kernel: Memory leak in Wi-Fi subsystem via crafted scan request
Summary: CVE-2026-68412 kernel: Linux Kernel: Memory leak in Wi-Fi subsystem via craft...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-68412
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-10 12:24 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-12 05:15 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:24:13 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan()

If the test against IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN fails, then 'creq' leaks.
Use the existing error handling path to fix it.
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