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CVE-2026-23040 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification The NAN notification is for 5745 MHz which corresponds to channel 149 and not 5475 which is not actually a valid channel. This could result in a NULL pointer dereference in cfg80211_next_nan_dw_notif.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NDDVolerionCVSS-B:4.7 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1251bbdb8f5b2ea86ca9b4268a2e6aa34372ab33 kernel.orgSource CodeVendor
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/333418872bfecf4843f1ded7a4151685dfcf07d5 kernel.orgSource CodeVendor

Weakness Enumeration

No weakness enumeration is available for this CVE.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Linux kernel
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:kernel:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:endpoint_security_linux_threat_prevention:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

Linux mac80211_hwsim
All versions

CPE

  • No CPEs found in CPE dictionary for this product.

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

2 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-23040
NVD Published Date:
Feb 4, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2026-23040 Details - Not Deferred