CVE-2026-97516

Unknown

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: Add NULL check for chip->edcca_th in rtw_fw_adaptivity_result() It was recently reported that rtw_fw_adaptivity_result() in fw.c dereferences rtwdev->chip->edcca_th without a NULL check. The issue is that devices with the 8821CE chip don't define edcca_th in their chip info. As a result, when rtw_fw_adaptivity_result() tries to dereference it, the kernel triggers an oops. Add a NULL check for edcca_th before dereferencing it in rtw_fw_adaptivity_result() in fw.c. Placing the check at the function entry avoids logging any garbage values. This change does not address the root cause for this behavior, but it prevents the NULL dereference and the resulting oops while a more permanent solution is developed. Tested on a 8822CE chip which defines edcca_th, so this issue is not present on it, but it still uses this driver and I can verify there are no regressions.

SeverityUnknown
CVSS—
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedSep 24, 2026
First seenSep 24, 2026

How to fix

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  • Linux Linuxa8cdb18ef80d67790d8611ba94ae3d81901c9e04, 0b58a5ac9170a6f5e6425f8e1a4b3e1d9c2bf53d, 6fa23cafaf30f4877e357f8eebcff00dff4aa9cb, 1d1f250432cd8704c3c125168887f9724021c81a, d5e6f353ce1e1c25b8458ea390ed09d2377412c5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linuxfe7bc23a8c5eba8a49061c1d15d0a9d45ef18130 ≤ v < a8cdb18ef80d67790d8611ba94ae3d81901c9e04, fe7bc23a8c5eba8a49061c1d15d0a9d45ef18130 ≤ v < 0b58a5ac9170a6f5e6425f8e1a4b3e1d9c2bf53d, fe7bc23a8c5eba8a49061c1d15d0a9d45ef18130 ≤ v < 6fa23cafaf30f4877e357f8eebcff00dff4aa9cb, fe7bc23a8c5eba8a49061c1d15d0a9d45ef18130 ≤ v < 1d1f250432cd8704c3c125168887f9724021c81a, fe7bc23a8c5eba8a49061c1d15d0a9d45ef18130 ≤ v < d5e6f353ce1e1c25b8458ea390ed09d2377412c5, 5.16a8cdb18ef80d67790d8611ba94ae3d81901c9e04, 0b58a5ac9170a6f5e6425f8e1a4b3e1d9c2bf53d, 6fa23cafaf30f4877e357f8eebcff00dff4aa9cb, 1d1f250432cd8704c3c125168887f9724021c81a, d5e6f353ce1e1c25b8458ea390ed09d2377412c5

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CVE-2026-97516 · Linux · Dark Radar