In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: cancel pmsr_free_wk in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down When the nl80211 socket that originated a PMSR request is closed, cfg80211_release_pmsr() sets the request's nl_portid to zero and schedules pmsr_free_wk to process the abort asynchronously. If the interface is concurrently torn down before that work runs, cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() calls cfg80211_pmsr_process_abort() directly. However, the already- scheduled pmsr_free_wk work item remains pending and may run after the interface has been removed from the driver. This could cause the driver's abort_pmsr callback to operate on a torn-down interface, leading to undefined behavior and potential crashes. Cancel pmsr_free_wk synchronously in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() before calling cfg80211_pmsr_process_abort(). This ensures any pending or in-progress work is drained before interface teardown proceeds, preventing the work from invoking the driver abort callback after the interface is gone.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d3551f8d8cb3aec7497894d94150fe84d20e5e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37e776e2e0a523731e2470dce6d563f0e8632a40 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dccbc9f3e1d38565dff7730d2b7d1e8b16c9b09 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72b7ea786b8e570ae11149e9089859a4a8634a13 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1b7a843f12a0c3e9d3a2ca607ce451916ef42cf Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d32c07ef1880fe20cf4ab223dbfedc9c0b2816aa Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 3
- CwesCWE-362NVD modified 2026-10-19 19:17
- StatusAnalyzed → ModifiedNVD modified 2026-10-19 19:17
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-16 16:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 9
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d3551f8d8cb3aec7497894d94150fe84d20e5e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37e776e2e0a523731e2470dce6d563f0e8632a40 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dccbc9f3e1d38565dff7730d2b7d1e8b16c9b09 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72b7ea786b8e570ae11149e9089859a4a8634a13 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1b7a843f12a0c3e9d3a2ca607ce451916ef42cf Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d32c07ef1880fe20cf4ab223dbfedc9c0b2816aa Patch