wifi: mac80211: abort chanswitch when leaving a mesh
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-98335 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-06 09:18:26 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-06 09:18:26 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: abort chanswitch when leaving a mesh
The code in ieee80211_stop_mesh() leaves CSA active, but leaving
the mesh released the channel context, so the CSA finalize work
crashes:
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0xdffffc0000000003
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000018-0x000000000000001f]
RIP: 0010:ieee80211_put_srates_elem+0x42/0x640 net/mac80211/util.c:3272
Call Trace:
ieee80211_mesh_build_beacon+0xa83/0x1b50 net/mac80211/mesh.c:1093
ieee80211_mesh_rebuild_beacon+0xc7/0x170 net/mac80211/mesh.c:1147
ieee80211_mesh_finish_csa+0x131/0x210 net/mac80211/mesh.c:1542
ieee80211_set_after_csa_beacon net/mac80211/cfg.c:4085 [inline]
__ieee80211_csa_finalize net/mac80211/cfg.c:4133 [inline]
ieee80211_csa_finalize+0x633/0x1150 net/mac80211/cfg.c:4155
cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x2ab/0x450 net/wireless/core.c:438
Abort the channel switch properly. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected b8456a14e9d2770846fcf74de18ff95b676149a3 bc544ef02327edf61c94d2b6bae9d14b217009b2 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected b8456a14e9d2770846fcf74de18ff95b676149a3 2e1d6e80148495e728a85a9250176f266312e55c git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected b8456a14e9d2770846fcf74de18ff95b676149a3 d222fdc973bb8dbf0357772bd9042ffdc8291939 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected b8456a14e9d2770846fcf74de18ff95b676149a3 ac7472a24bd433b81c06582835dd1d5547c10da9 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 3.13 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 3.13 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.12.112 6.12.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.54 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2.8 7.2.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.3-rc4 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e1d6e80148495e728a85a9250176f266312e55c |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac7472a24bd433b81c06582835dd1d5547c10da9 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d222fdc973bb8dbf0357772bd9042ffdc8291939 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc544ef02327edf61c94d2b6bae9d14b217009b2 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.