GHSA-4288-373W-7JF8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-24 15:32 – Updated: 2026-04-24 15:32In 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.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-31548"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-24T15:16:28Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: cfg80211: cancel pmsr_free_wk in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down\n\nWhen the nl80211 socket that originated a PMSR request is\nclosed, cfg80211_release_pmsr() sets the request\u0027s nl_portid\nto zero and schedules pmsr_free_wk to process the abort\nasynchronously. If the interface is concurrently torn down\nbefore that work runs, cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() calls\ncfg80211_pmsr_process_abort() directly. However, the already-\nscheduled pmsr_free_wk work item remains pending and may run\nafter the interface has been removed from the driver. This\ncould cause the driver\u0027s abort_pmsr callback to operate on a\ntorn-down interface, leading to undefined behavior and\npotential crashes.\n\nCancel pmsr_free_wk synchronously in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down()\nbefore calling cfg80211_pmsr_process_abort(). This ensures any\npending or in-progress work is drained before interface teardown\nproceeds, preventing the work from invoking the driver abort\ncallback after the interface is gone.",
"id": "GHSA-4288-373w-7jf8",
"modified": "2026-04-24T15:32:33Z",
"published": "2026-04-24T15:32:33Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31548"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d3551f8d8cb3aec7497894d94150fe84d20e5e"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37e776e2e0a523731e2470dce6d563f0e8632a40"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72b7ea786b8e570ae11149e9089859a4a8634a13"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1b7a843f12a0c3e9d3a2ca607ce451916ef42cf"
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