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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-02-04T16:00:23.897Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-09T08:37:35.072Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-23040 vulnerability.

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Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-23040.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1251bbdb8f5b2ea86ca9b4268a2e6aa34372ab33 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/333418872bfecf4843f1ded7a4151685dfcf07d5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026020438-CVE-2026-23040-1980@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23040 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23040 cve-icon
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