CVE-2026-31548wifi: cfg80211: cancel pmsr_free_wk in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down
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In 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.
- 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
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 9bb7e0f24e7e7d00daa1219b14539e2e602649b2 before 28d3551f8d8cb3aec7497894d94150fe84d20e5e; from 9bb7e0f24e7e7d00daa1219b14539e2e602649b2 before 37e776e2e0a523731e2470dce6d563f0e8632a40; from 9bb7e0f24e7e7d00daa1219b14539e2e602649b2 before d32c07ef1880fe20cf4ab223dbfedc9c0b2816aa; from 9bb7e0f24e7e7d00daa1219b14539e2e602649b2 before a1b7a843f12a0c3e9d3a2ca607ce451916ef42cf; from 9bb7e0f24e7e7d00daa1219b14539e2e602649b2 before 72b7ea786b8e570ae11149e9089859a4a8634a13; 9bb7e0f24e7e7d00daa1219b14539e2e602649b2 builds before 6dccbc9f3e1d38565dff7730d2b7d1e8b16c9b09 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.0.1 before 6.1.167; from 6.2 before 6.6.130; from 6.7 before 6.12.78; from 6.13 before 6.18.20; from 6.19 before 6.19.10; 5.0; 7.0; 7.0; and 5 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d3551f8d8cb3aec7497894d94150fe84d20e5epatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37e776e2e0a523731e2470dce6d563f0e8632a40patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d32c07ef1880fe20cf4ab223dbfedc9c0b2816aapatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1b7a843f12a0c3e9d3a2ca607ce451916ef42cfpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72b7ea786b8e570ae11149e9089859a4a8634a13patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dccbc9f3e1d38565dff7730d2b7d1e8b16c9b09patch
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