FKIE_CVE-2026-98196

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-06 09:18 - Updated: 2026-10-06 09:18
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmsmac: fix UAF in brcms_free_timer() brcms_free_timer() calls brcms_del_timer() which uses the non-synchronous cancel_delayed_work() to cancel the timer's underlying delayed work. If the work callback (_brcms_timer) is already running, cancel_delayed_work() returns false without waiting, and brcms_free_timer() proceeds to kfree(t) while the callback still accesses t through container_of(). Add an explicit cancel_delayed_work_sync() after brcms_del_timer() to guarantee that any in-flight callback has completed before the timer structure is freed.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/050d2486e8ed2c0a23b87249ccd23e8072721391
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10eeb0b29fd7f52487c9ae573e8d79c210a0095d
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1edb3ddd261e973a4d577c0547e63bfa25a8170d
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eeca1d5e0920fbdad6449768fd2d4364e714180
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a4841ff0b74b495cddd31ae324e922217fc2f13
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74acccc928851f69184271832d690607877122af
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/777cb6bba59e875b16a1d8897a483a5fecfcd5d2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/856dabd5f2617efb23c043be9e1b22a9e6e97c41
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: brcmsmac: fix UAF in brcms_free_timer()\n\nbrcms_free_timer() calls brcms_del_timer() which uses the non-synchronous\ncancel_delayed_work() to cancel the timer\u0027s underlying delayed work.  If\nthe work callback (_brcms_timer) is already running, cancel_delayed_work()\nreturns false without waiting, and brcms_free_timer() proceeds to kfree(t)\nwhile the callback still accesses t through container_of().\n\nAdd an explicit cancel_delayed_work_sync() after brcms_del_timer() to\nguarantee that any in-flight callback has completed before the timer\nstructure is freed."
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  "lastModified": "2026-10-06T09:18:05.113",
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}



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