{"cve":"CVE-2025-40066","nvd":{"published":"2025-10-28T12:15:41.060","modified":"2026-10-19T21:10:00.160","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mt76: mt7996: Check phy before init msta_link in mt7996_mac_sta_add_links()\n\nIn order to avoid a possible NULL pointer dereference in\nmt7996_mac_sta_init_link routine, move the phy pointer check before\nrunning mt7996_mac_sta_init_link() in mt7996_mac_sta_add_links routine.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e671536c1c3c7bcad95d408a4ab42e2e54d1882","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe5fffadc6c77c56f122cf1042dc830f59e904bf"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-40066","score":0.00186,"percentile":0.08124,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}