mt76 wi fi driver

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The mt76 Wi-Fi driver is a widely used Linux wireless driver for MediaTek chipsets. Recent discussions on WindowsForum.com highlight a security vulnerability, CVE-2026-23315, involving a bounds-check failure in the mt76_connac2_mac_write_txwi_80211() function that could lead to out-of-bounds access. This issue was disclosed through the kernel.org security pipeline and is noted in Microsoft's vulnerability guide. The mt76 Wi-Fi driver is relevant to Windows users running Linux subsystems or dual-boot setups, as the vulnerability underscores memory-safety risks in low-level packet handling. The tag covers driver stability, security patches, and kernel updates related to the mt76 Wi-Fi driver.
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    CVE-2026-23315 mt76 Wi‑Fi Driver Fix: Bounds Check Prevents OOB Access

    A newly assigned Linux kernel CVE, CVE-2026-23315, highlights a familiar but still important class of Wi-Fi driver bugs: a bounds-check failure in the mt76 subsystem that could lead to out-of-bounds access in mt76_connac2_mac_write_txwi_80211(). The issue was disclosed through the kernel.org...
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