# CVE-2026-68407: wifi: nl80211: free RNR data on MBSSID mismatch

> A memory leak in the Linux kernel Wi-Fi subsystem allows attackers to cause denial of service by triggering MBSSID mismatches.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-68407, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68407, GHSA-q45f-88jj-8hfj, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68407

## What is CVE-2026-68407?

CVE-2026-68407 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 10 Aug 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: nl80211: free RNR data on MBSSID mismatch

nl80211_parse_beacon() rejects EMA RNR data when there are fewer RNR
entries than MBSSID entries.

The rejected RNR allocation has not been attached to the beacon data yet,
so free it before returning the error.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-68407?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-68407?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-68407 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-68407 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-68407 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-68407 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 10 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-68407 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-68407/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-68407/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68407
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68407
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68407

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-68407/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.