Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-90372

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: avoid nss underflow in mt7915_mcu_get_sta_nss If a peer's VHT/HE MCS map has no supported spatial stream (all fields 0x3), the loop exits with nss == 0 and the function returned (u8)-1 (255), which was then written into the firmware sta_rec_bf beamforming fields. Clamp the result to 0.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-90372: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-90372?
CVE-2026-90372 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-90372?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.