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HIGHCVE-2026-23444Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-23444: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() has three error paths, but only two of them free the skb. The first error path (ieee80211_tx_prepare() returning TX_DROP) does not free it, while invoke_tx_handlers() failure and the fragmentation check both do. Add kfree_skb() to the first error path so all three are consistent, and remove the now-redundant frees in callers (ath9k, mt76, mac80211_hwsim) to avoid double-free. Document the skb ownership guarantee in the function's kdoc.

Metrics

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

Fix available

006e769dddcbeb3baf2ce346273b53dd61fdbecf43b4d27acafaeab478fd24f79ad6e593a892828b950f1b690b4868923fbd242298def2fb88662f1086.6.1366.12.846.18.206.19.107.0d5ad6ab61cbd89afdb60881f6274f74328af3ee9f77b51bcee7be2bb686b5f7a2d4a1921e4bdb9f4
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < f77b51bcee7be2bb686b5f7a2d4a1921e4bdb9f4 (from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced) · < 3b4d27acafaeab478fd24f79ad6e593a892828b9 (from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced) · < 06e769dddcbeb3baf2ce346273b53dd61fdbecf4 (from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced) · < 50f1b690b4868923fbd242298def2fb88662f108 (from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced) · < d5ad6ab61cbd89afdb60881f6274f74328af3ee9 (from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced)
  • Linux / Linux
    3.13
    Fixed in 0, 6.6.136, 6.12.84, 6.18.20, 6.19.10, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H