{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-23040", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-01-13T15:37:45.944Z", "datePublished": "2026-02-04T16:00:23.897Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:58:50.390Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:58:50.390Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification\n\nThe NAN notification is for 5745 MHz which corresponds to channel 149\nand not 5475 which is not actually a valid channel. This could result in\na NULL pointer dereference in cfg80211_next_nan_dw_notif." } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "a37a6f54439bf82b827a7072415d3a4afa4e12bd", "lessThan": "1251bbdb8f5b2ea86ca9b4268a2e6aa34372ab33", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "a37a6f54439bf82b827a7072415d3a4afa4e12bd", "lessThan": "333418872bfecf4843f1ded7a4151685dfcf07d5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.18", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.18", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.6", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.19", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.18", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.6" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.18", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1251bbdb8f5b2ea86ca9b4268a2e6aa34372ab33" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/333418872bfecf4843f1ded7a4151685dfcf07d5" } ], "title": "wifi: mac80211_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }