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CVE-2026-23336· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

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.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 25, 2026
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 2th percentile
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CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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CNA · Linux
7.8
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux 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.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.170-16.1.170-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.85-16.12.85-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.19.8-16.19.8-1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux57e39fe8da573435fa35975f414f4dc17d9f8449Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux584279ad9ff1e8e7c5494b9fce286201f7d1f9e2Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux767d23ade706d5fa51c36168e92a9c5533c351a1Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux82a35356b5c1f75fe6a8a561db44e8d0e49da8f9Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb2e9626a9d16b9bbbd06498c9e73c93be354dc7aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxcd2f52944c7b95dcdfe0d87f385a2d96458a3ae5Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxeeea8da43ab86ac0a6b9cec225eec91564346940Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxfa18639deab4a3662d543200c5bfc29bf4e23173Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.170-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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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.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

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 Free

CVSS 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.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);

Fixed

c
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);

Attack context

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Change log

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