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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-90356",
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2026-09-11T19:38:34.806Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-09-17T16:09:02.189Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-19T09:02:12.676Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset\n\nmt7996_mac_reset_vif_iter() queues non-default vif links for kfree_rcu\nwhile dev->wcid[] still holds pointers to the wcid embedded in each\nfreed link; mt76_reset_device() then dereferences those entries and\nruns mt76_wcid_cleanup() on them. If a grace period elapses in between,\nthe cleanup operates on freed memory.\n\nRun mt76_reset_device() first, so the wcid entries are cleaned up and\ncleared while the links are still valid."
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