CVE-2025-40066
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Check phy before init msta_link in mt7996_mac_sta_add_links() In order to avoid a possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mac_sta_init_link routine, move the phy pointer check before running mt7996_mac_sta_init_link() in mt7996_mac_sta_add_links routine.
Published:Oct 28, 2025
Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
EPS:Oct 28, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00026
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux Kernel
Linux
Linux Kernel
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
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High
Availability
None
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High
