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HIGHCVE-2026-23336Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-23336: wifi: cfg80211: cancel rfkill_block work in wiphy_unregister()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: cancel rfkill_block work in wiphy_unregister() There is a use-after-free error in cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces found by syzkaller: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces+0x213/0x220 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888112a78d98 by task kworker/0:5/5326 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5326 Comm: kworker/0:5 Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2 #2 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 Workqueue: events cfg80211_rfkill_block_work Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 print_report+0xcd/0x630 kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces+0x213/0x220 cfg80211_rfkill_block_work+0x1e/0x30 process_one_work+0x9cf/0x1b70 worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 ret_from_fork+0x56d/0x700 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> The problem arises due to the rfkill_block work is not cancelled when wiphy is being unregistered. In order to fix the issue cancel the corresponding work in wiphy_unregister(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.8
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

05.10.2535.15.20357e39fe8da573435fa35975f414f4dc17d9f8449584279ad9ff1e8e7c5494b9fce286201f7d1f9e26.1.1676.6.1306.12.776.18.176.19.77.0767d23ade706d5fa51c36168e92a9c5533c351a182a35356b5c1f75fe6a8a561db44e8d0e49da8f9b2e9626a9d16b9bbbd06498c9e73c93be354dc7acd2f52944c7b95dcdfe0d87f385a2d96458a3ae5eeea8da43ab86ac0a6b9cec225eec91564346940fa18639deab4a3662d543200c5bfc29bf4e23173
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < 82a35356b5c1f75fe6a8a561db44e8d0e49da8f9 (from 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3) · < b2e9626a9d16b9bbbd06498c9e73c93be354dc7a (from 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3) · < eeea8da43ab86ac0a6b9cec225eec91564346940 (from 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3) · < fa18639deab4a3662d543200c5bfc29bf4e23173 (from 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3) · < 57e39fe8da573435fa35975f414f4dc17d9f8449 (from 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3) · < 584279ad9ff1e8e7c5494b9fce286201f7d1f9e2 (from 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3)
  • Linux / Linux
    2.6.31
    Fixed in 0, 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H