wifi: cfg80211: cancel sched scan results work on unregister

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-68414
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-10 13:20:35 UTC
Updated2026-08-19 17:20:49 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: cancel sched scan results work on unregister cfg80211_sched_scan_results() can queue rdev->sched_scan_res_wk from a driver result notification while a scheduled scan request is present. The work callback recovers the containing cfg80211_registered_device and then locks the wiphy and walks the scheduled-scan request list. wiphy_unregister() already makes the wiphy unreachable and drains rdev work items before cfg80211_dev_free() can release the object, but it does not drain sched_scan_res_wk. A queued or running result work item can therefore cross the unregister/free boundary and access freed rdev state. The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order within that path: scheduled-scan result path: unregister/free path: 1. cfg80211_sched_scan_results() 1. interface teardown stops and queues rdev->sched_scan_res_wk. removes the scheduled scan request. 2. cfg80211_wq starts the work 2. wiphy_unregister() drains other item and recovers rdev. rdev work items. 3. The worker locks rdev->wiphy 3. cfg80211_dev_free() destroys and and walks rdev state. frees rdev. Cancel sched_scan_res_wk in wiphy_unregister() alongside the other rdev work items. cancel_work_sync() removes a pending result notification and waits for an already running callback, so cfg80211_dev_free() cannot free rdev while this work item is still active. Validation reproduced this kernel report: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in cfg80211_sched_scan_results_wk+0x4a6/0x530 Workqueue: cfg80211 cfg80211_sched_scan_results_wk [cfg80211] Read of size 8 Call trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0 print_report+0xce/0x630 cfg80211_sched_scan_results_wk+0x4a6/0x530 srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 __virt_addr_valid+0x224/0x430 kasan_report+0xac/0xe0 lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xea/0x1a0 process_one_work+0x8d0/0x18f0 (kernel/workqueue.c:3212) lock_is_held_type+0x8f/0x100 worker_thread+0x5ad/0xfd0 __kthread_parkme+0xc6/0x200 kthread+0x31e/0x410 trace_hardirqs_on+0x1a/0x170 ret_from_fork+0x576/0x810 __switch_to+0x57e/0xe20 __switch_to_asm+0x33/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.002300000 probability, percentile 0.141200000 (date 2026-08-19)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166 c0fa1f3a4b021a5c6373169fd6c9bb4261d676a0 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166 b51b42b974461fd0f688baad85f10e2b8ab215c5 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166 3368457b4871ae8f0f88d19c9a3e6270e850ede6 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166 308ffdf575560d7e7b8b21f1e3ca6276630f73bf git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166 9293574ac208d18c11073538851fb69355beb3b5 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166 b119c70b24776c8ab2a2c0515397b3b0ad4e66cd git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166 edf0730be33696a1bd142792830d392129e495cc git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.0 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.0 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.216 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.183 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.148 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.101 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.42 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1.6 7.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3368457b4871ae8f0f88d19c9a3e6270e850ede6 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b51b42b974461fd0f688baad85f10e2b8ab215c5 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/308ffdf575560d7e7b8b21f1e3ca6276630f73bf 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/edf0730be33696a1bd142792830d392129e495cc 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b119c70b24776c8ab2a2c0515397b3b0ad4e66cd 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9293574ac208d18c11073538851fb69355beb3b5 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0fa1f3a4b021a5c6373169fd6c9bb4261d676a0 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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