Bug 2559585 (CVE-2026-98916) - CVE-2026-98916 kernel: wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change
Summary: CVE-2026-98916 kernel: wifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98916
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2026-10-23 12:16 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-27 10:30 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-23 12:16:39 UTC 
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.
Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-10-27 10:21:39 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98916.mbox
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