{"cve":"CVE-2026-98916","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-23T12:18:25.797","modified":"2026-10-26T07:17:17.513","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: nl80211: check link is beaconing for color change\n\nWhen trying to do a color change, validate that the link is\nbeaconing first, to avoid calling the driver with an invalid\nlink.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51423d370739aa3f701fdfbfcc52ecf321dfd71a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55308cee9c2196f39cd1ce8ee6c1fed9e12a00d4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc4713539da73d2d2c03d064b22b0e6ab38bd361","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50965c702cfd41eb83464565f6272d4d4bfc00c"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-26T07:33:01.631659812+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98916","score":0.00174,"percentile":0.06837,"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."]}