wifi: mac80211_hwsim: don't hand frames to mac80211 while stopping

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-98423
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-14 14:17:53 UTC
Updated2026-10-19 10:18:47 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: don't hand frames to mac80211 while stopping The code checks ->started for frames coming from wmediumd, but the radio can be stopped after the check and before frame delivery, causing mac80211 to hit the WARN_ON(!local->started). Expand the mutex for this case and synchronise against it when the radio is stopped to avoid being able to hit the warning with hwsim. Drop the error print that would've complicated the error path, it only triggers for allocation failures (already noisy) and malformed frames anyway.

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 7882513bacb176ab4aacceefdd035ca9479da4fb 5ce9b2bc9e73213e316a8c72400256a76bf41814 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 7882513bacb176ab4aacceefdd035ca9479da4fb c4e4fe330294e3936e0f4e15d6996468f8a45fb2 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 7882513bacb176ab4aacceefdd035ca9479da4fb 2f59be7585dc81baa6f36b0035dd6848ea43d318 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 7882513bacb176ab4aacceefdd035ca9479da4fb 5c79ef616aa16af582fb2cb93b0f750975a0004f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 7882513bacb176ab4aacceefdd035ca9479da4fb d7fa45d8123a7f794b93fc22dbcf19f38dc4d8cb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 7882513bacb176ab4aacceefdd035ca9479da4fb 87840d4a3a21b1c19b867a80e16ba69dff284de2 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.1 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.1 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.189 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.158 6.6.* 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 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c79ef616aa16af582fb2cb93b0f750975a0004f 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f59be7585dc81baa6f36b0035dd6848ea43d318 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fa45d8123a7f794b93fc22dbcf19f38dc4d8cb 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e4fe330294e3936e0f4e15d6996468f8a45fb2 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/87840d4a3a21b1c19b867a80e16ba69dff284de2 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ce9b2bc9e73213e316a8c72400256a76bf41814 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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