In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mt76: mt7996: bound the device EEPROM address before the EFUSE copy

mt7996_mcu_get_eeprom() derives the destination of the EFUSE/EXT block
copy from the address reported by the MCU response (event->addr, a
device-controlled __le32) and clamps only the copy length, never the
destination offset into dev->mt76.eeprom.data. A malicious or
malfunctioning device can report an arbitrary address and drive an
out-of-bounds write of up to MT7996_EXT_EEPROM_BLOCK_SIZE bytes past
eeprom.data.

Reject a response whose address would place the copy outside eeprom.data
before deriving the destination pointer. Devices that echo the requested
in-bounds offset are unaffected.
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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000


Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-787
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: bound the device EEPROM address before the EFUSE copy mt7996_mcu_get_eeprom() derives the destination of the EFUSE/EXT block copy from the address reported by the MCU response (event->addr, a device-controlled __le32) and clamps only the copy length, never the destination offset into dev->mt76.eeprom.data. A malicious or malfunctioning device can report an arbitrary address and drive an out-of-bounds write of up to MT7996_EXT_EEPROM_BLOCK_SIZE bytes past eeprom.data. Reject a response whose address would place the copy outside eeprom.data before deriving the destination pointer. Devices that echo the requested in-bounds offset are unaffected.
Title wifi: mt76: mt7996: bound the device EEPROM address before the EFUSE copy
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-14T11:59:01.143Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.802Z

Link: CVE-2026-80935

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:18:57.403

Modified: 2026-09-14T13:18:49.783

Link: CVE-2026-80935

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:42:09Z

Links: CVE-2026-80935 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T00:15:04Z

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