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CVE-2026-97492VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · wifi: mac80211: don't call ieee80211_handle_reconfig_failure when not needed

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-97492· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in f27a5bda84ff3b0fea3de7572ff48e518e66cf5d : update Microsoft when convenient.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 12:19 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch
Available – fixed in f27a5bda84ff3b0fea3de7572ff48e518e66cf5d, d2ea99884793c0a8d940073c3dddbb887590718f, 026637b864b16dfae238e7e1accded820a3d7ae8 +4

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 167e33f4f68cc8e4e3bdaf6d43641176c51f2d79, < f27a5bda84ff3b0fea3de7572ff48e518e66cf5d
Fixed in
  • f27a5bda84ff3b0fea3de7572ff48e518e66cf5d
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 167e33f4f68cc8e4e3bdaf6d43641176c51f2d79, < d2ea99884793c0a8d940073c3dddbb887590718f
Fixed in
  • d2ea99884793c0a8d940073c3dddbb887590718f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 167e33f4f68cc8e4e3bdaf6d43641176c51f2d79, < 026637b864b16dfae238e7e1accded820a3d7ae8
Fixed in
  • 026637b864b16dfae238e7e1accded820a3d7ae8
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 167e33f4f68cc8e4e3bdaf6d43641176c51f2d79, < 60b96e44489d6775fe9cd8df619c29e0dc285c49
Fixed in
  • 60b96e44489d6775fe9cd8df619c29e0dc285c49
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 167e33f4f68cc8e4e3bdaf6d43641176c51f2d79, < 7a8a3ff2815501f78f494808355ddf37e08647d0
Fixed in
  • 7a8a3ff2815501f78f494808355ddf37e08647d0
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 167e33f4f68cc8e4e3bdaf6d43641176c51f2d79, < 6fb64029457cdcd77be546daf4c7c7cf04891857
Fixed in
  • 6fb64029457cdcd77be546daf4c7c7cf04891857

Description

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