Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: Fix UAF in ieee80211_scan_rx() ieee80211_scan_rx() tries to access scan_req->flags after a null check, but a UAF is observed when the scan is completed and __ieee80211_scan_completed() executes, which then calls cfg80211_scan_done() leading to the freeing of scan_req. Since scan_req is rcu_dereference()'d, prevent the racing in __ieee80211_scan_completed() by ensuring that from mac80211's POV it is no longer accessed from an RCU read critical section before we call cfg80211_scan_done().
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4abc8c07a065ecf771827bde3c63fbbe4aa0c08b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d20c6f932f2758078d0454729129c894fe353e7 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/60deb9f10eec5c6a20252ed36238b55d8b614a2c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eb181a64fdabf10be9e54de728876667da20255 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a07732fbb0934d14827d8f09b9aa6a49ee1aa9 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad48cbf8b07f10c1e4a7a262b32a9179ae9dd2d Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0445feb80a4d0854898118fa01073701f8d356b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0ff39448cea654843744c72c6780293c5082cb1 Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 14 · as of 7 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
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