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

wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan()

If the test against IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN fails, then 'creq' leaks.
Use the existing error handling path to fix it.

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Linux Linux unaffected
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2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a affected < e67dc2b8d5ac4bb804000b6732768a9ae678912f
2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a affected < 99d2e850c643e2c70fa165b722a1ad28347a8b3a
2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a affected < c6659f66d4ee4841aafae5659d2ef5e4c5c63cb6
Linux Linux affected
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2.6.30 affected —
0 unaffected < 2.6.30
6.18.42 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.6 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc4 unaffected ≤ *

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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-200

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan() If the test against IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN fails, then 'creq' leaks. Use the existing error handling path to fix it.
Title wifi: cfg80211: Fix an error handling path in cfg80211_wext_siwscan()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T12:04:32.486Z

Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.391Z

Link: CVE-2026-68412

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Updated: 2026-08-10T16:30:05Z

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