GHSA-GC6M-V2G5-2JW7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-14 15:32 – Updated: 2026-10-14 15:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211_hwsim: don't hand frames to mac80211 while stopping
The code checks ->started for frames coming from wmediumd, but the radio can be stopped after the check and before frame delivery, causing mac80211 to hit the WARN_ON(!local->started).
Expand the mutex for this case and synchronise against it when the radio is stopped to avoid being able to hit the warning with hwsim.
Drop the error print that would've complicated the error path, it only triggers for allocation failures (already noisy) and malformed frames anyway.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-98423"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-14T14:17:53Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211_hwsim: don\u0027t hand frames to mac80211 while stopping\n\nThe code checks -\u003estarted for frames coming from wmediumd, but the\nradio can be stopped after the check and before frame delivery,\ncausing mac80211 to hit the WARN_ON(!local-\u003estarted).\n\nExpand the mutex for this case and synchronise against it when the\nradio is stopped to avoid being able to hit the warning with hwsim.\n\nDrop the error print that would\u0027ve complicated the error path, it\nonly triggers for allocation failures (already noisy) and malformed\nframes anyway.",
"id": "GHSA-gc6m-v2g5-2jw7",
"modified": "2026-10-14T15:32:21Z",
"published": "2026-10-14T15:32:21Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98423"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f59be7585dc81baa6f36b0035dd6848ea43d318"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c79ef616aa16af582fb2cb93b0f750975a0004f"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ce9b2bc9e73213e316a8c72400256a76bf41814"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87840d4a3a21b1c19b867a80e16ba69dff284de2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e4fe330294e3936e0f4e15d6996468f8a45fb2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fa45d8123a7f794b93fc22dbcf19f38dc4d8cb"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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