wifi: cfg80211: cancel rfkill_block work in wiphy_unregister()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: cancel rfkill_block work in wiphy_unregister() There is a use-after-free error in cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces found by syzkaller: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces+0x213/0x220 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888112a78d98 by task kworker/0:5/5326 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5326 Comm: kworker/0:5 Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2 #2 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 Workqueue: events cfg80211_rfkill_block_work Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 print_report+0xcd/0x630 kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces+0x213/0x220 cfg80211_rfkill_block_work+0x1e/0x30 process_one_work+0x9cf/0x1b70 worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 ret_from_fork+0x56d/0x700 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> The problem arises due to the rfkill_block work is not cancelled when wiphy is being unregistered. In order to fix the issue cancel the corresponding work in wiphy_unregister(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
- Published
- Mar 25, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 2th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-416
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Action score
31
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CNA vs NVD score
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- CNA · Linux
- 7.8
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel2.6.31.1 and later · before 5.10.253
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.203
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.167
- linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.130
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.77
- linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.17
- linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 6.19.7
- linux linux kernel2.6.31
- linux linux kernel7.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 2.6.31affected
- 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3 and later · before 82a35356b5c1f75fe6a8a561db44e8d0e49da8f9affected · git
- 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3 and later · before b2e9626a9d16b9bbbd06498c9e73c93be354dc7aaffected · git
- 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3 and later · before eeea8da43ab86ac0a6b9cec225eec91564346940affected · git
- 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3 and later · before fa18639deab4a3662d543200c5bfc29bf4e23173affected · git
- 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3 and later · before 57e39fe8da573435fa35975f414f4dc17d9f8449affected · git
- 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3 and later · before 584279ad9ff1e8e7c5494b9fce286201f7d1f9e2affected · git
- 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3 and later · before cd2f52944c7b95dcdfe0d87f385a2d96458a3ae5affected · git
- 1f87f7d3a3b42b20f34cb03f0fd1a41c3d0e27f3 and later · before 767d23ade706d5fa51c36168e92a9c5533c351a1affected · git
- before 2.6.31not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.170-1 | 6.1.170-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.85-1 | 6.12.85-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 6.19.8-1 | 6.19.8-1 |
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Remediation
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Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 57e39fe8da573435fa35975f414f4dc17d9f8449 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 584279ad9ff1e8e7c5494b9fce286201f7d1f9e2 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 767d23ade706d5fa51c36168e92a9c5533c351a1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 82a35356b5c1f75fe6a8a561db44e8d0e49da8f9 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b2e9626a9d16b9bbbd06498c9e73c93be354dc7a | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | cd2f52944c7b95dcdfe0d87f385a2d96458a3ae5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | eeea8da43ab86ac0a6b9cec225eec91564346940 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | fa18639deab4a3662d543200c5bfc29bf4e23173 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.170-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
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Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-416 · Use After FreeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Root cause
After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-416 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);Fixed
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);Attack context
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e39fe8da573435fa35975f414f4dc17d9f8449
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/584279ad9ff1e8e7c5494b9fce286201f7d1f9e2
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/767d23ade706d5fa51c36168e92a9c5533c351a1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/82a35356b5c1f75fe6a8a561db44e8d0e49da8f9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2e9626a9d16b9bbbd06498c9e73c93be354dc7a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd2f52944c7b95dcdfe0d87f385a2d96458a3ae5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeea8da43ab86ac0a6b9cec225eec91564346940
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa18639deab4a3662d543200c5bfc29bf4e23173
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.