wifi: mac80211: use safe list iteration in radar detect work
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-46166 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-28 10:16:32 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-15 02:22:11 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: use safe list iteration in radar detect work The call to ieee80211_dfs_cac_cancel can cause the iterated chanctx to be freed and removed from the list. Guard against this to avoid a slab-use-after-free error. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7 HIGH from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.000210000 probability, percentile 0.059270000 (date 2026-06-03)
Problem Types: CWE-416 | CWE-825 | CWE-825 Expired Pointer Dereference
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | CVSS | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | Secondary | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c 887ece6c23b49d02a6678e7a8d5ad213d75883ce git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c 7577a4b8a10fab45a6ee2045ea038a5adadbb585 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c 120149fb3ebcf674832ca3cafd32bedcdb686dde git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c ac8eb3e18f41e2cc8492cc1d358bcb786c850270 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.12 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.88 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.30 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0.7 7.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | unaffected 0:6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2 * rpm | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | unaffected 0:6.12.0-55.84.1.el10_0 * rpm | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | unaffected 0:5.14.0-687.17.1.el9_8 * rpm | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support | unaffected 0:5.14.0-570.123.1.el9_6 * rpm | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Not specified | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac8eb3e18f41e2cc8492cc1d358bcb786c850270 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46166 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46166.json | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | security.access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27789 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/7577a4b8a10fab45a6ee2045ea038a5adadbb585 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/120149fb3ebcf674832ca3cafd32bedcdb686dde | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/887ece6c23b49d02a6678e7a8d5ad213d75883ce | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33215 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27288 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27708 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| ADP | 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| ADP | 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z | Made public. |
Solutions
ADP: RHSA-2026:33215: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v. 10.0), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v. 10.0)
ADP: RHSA-2026:27288: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10)
ADP: RHSA-2026:27708: Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.6)
ADP: RHSA-2026:27789: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9)