CVE-2026-53318

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: prevent NULL pointer dereference in mt7925_tx_check_aggr() Move the NULL check for 'sta' before dereferencing it to prevent a possible crash.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28ed0b61f67386c0ba1213227d350005000240fd	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ae3a18ba957257b4c406273d2da2caeea2b439	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93d0694fb56de4628a921244d7f100c28acd2def	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0332428a8d4cf93752eda9e2b0d5585525e689f	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

06 Jul 2026, 20:12

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Linux linux Kernel Linux
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
CWE		CWE-476
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28ed0b61f67386c0ba1213227d350005000240fd -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28ed0b61f67386c0ba1213227d350005000240fd - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ae3a18ba957257b4c406273d2da2caeea2b439 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ae3a18ba957257b4c406273d2da2caeea2b439 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93d0694fb56de4628a921244d7f100c28acd2def -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93d0694fb56de4628a921244d7f100c28acd2def - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0332428a8d4cf93752eda9e2b0d5585525e689f -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0332428a8d4cf93752eda9e2b0d5585525e689f - Patch

26 Jun 2026, 20:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-26 20:17

Updated : 2026-07-06 20:12

NVD link : CVE-2026-53318

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53318

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53318

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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