CVE-2026-53105 wifi: mt76: mt7925: prevent NULL vif dereference in mt7925_mac_write_txwi

What is CVE-2026-53105?

CVE-2026-53105 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mt76: mt7925: prevent NULL vif dereference in mt7925_mac_write_txwi

Check for a NULL `vif` before accessing `ieee80211_vif_is_mld(vif)` to avoid a potential kernel panic in scenarios where `vif` might not be initialized.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53105?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-53105?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-53105 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53105 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-53105, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53105, GHSA-99r5-v2c8-64wh, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53105.