CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64212

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the iwlwifi driver (Linux kernel), the function iwl_mld_remove_link() dereferences the link pointer before checking for NULL, potentially causing a memory access violation.

Risk Assessment

Dereferencing a NULL pointer can lead to a kernel panic or unpredictable behavior, especially during Wi-Fi connection management.

Recommendation

Apply the patch that moves the memory free to the end of the function after the pointer check, or update the kernel to a fixed version.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mld: don't dereference a pointer before NULL checking it In iwl_mld_remove_link, the link->fw_id is saved at the beginning of the function so we have it after we freed the link. But the link pointer can be NULL, and is not checked when the fw_id is stored. Fix it by simply freeing the link at the end of the function. fFixes: 0e66a39f4f0e ("wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link()")

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