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        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2026-02-14T16:26:02.970Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-02-18T14:21:48.422Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:56:48.727Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: don't WARN for connections on invalid channels\n\nIt's not clear (to me) how exactly syzbot managed to hit this,\nbut it seems conceivable that e.g. regulatory changed and has\ndisabled a channel between scanning (channel is checked to be\nusable by cfg80211_get_ies_channel_number) and connecting on\nthe channel later.\n\nWith one scenario that isn't covered elsewhere described above,\nthe warning isn't good, replace it with a (more informative)\nerror message."
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