In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor() The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before the NULL sanity check. Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the dereference after the check.
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Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor() The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before the NULL sanity check. Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the dereference after the check.
Title wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-07-10T07:42:23.219Z

Updated: 2025-07-10T07:42:23.219Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.003Z

Link: CVE-2025-38316

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-10T08:15:30.590

Modified: 2025-07-10T13:17:30.017

Link: CVE-2025-38316

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