CVE-2026-23444wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced before 905ef207d5ed99ca64adfe39fba9ac46e434327a; 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced builds before 5ef8ca1c164786da24169af155c1ca1ff1353cf8; from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced before 9a779d1f480e83720b5384adf165604e7ee226bd; from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced before f77b51bcee7be2bb686b5f7a2d4a1921e4bdb9f4; 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced builds before 3b4d27acafaeab478fd24f79ad6e593a892828b9; from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced before 06e769dddcbeb3baf2ce346273b53dd61fdbecf4; from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced before 50f1b690b4868923fbd242298def2fb88662f108; from 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced before d5ad6ab61cbd89afdb60881f6274f74328af3ee9 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | all versions | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 3.13.1 before 6.18.20; from 6.19 before 6.19.10; 3.13; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; and 2 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905ef207d5ed99ca64adfe39fba9ac46e434327a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ef8ca1c164786da24169af155c1ca1ff1353cf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a779d1f480e83720b5384adf165604e7ee226bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f77b51bcee7be2bb686b5f7a2d4a1921e4bdb9f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b4d27acafaeab478fd24f79ad6e593a892828b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e769dddcbeb3baf2ce346273b53dd61fdbecf4patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50f1b690b4868923fbd242298def2fb88662f108patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5ad6ab61cbd89afdb60881f6274f74328af3ee9patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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