CVE-2025-71224

kernel: wifi: mac80211: ocb: skip rx_no_sta when interface is not joined

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 14, 2026

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211: ocb: skip rx_no_sta when interface is not joined

ieee80211_ocb_rx_no_sta() assumes a valid channel context, which is only present after JOIN_OCB.

RX may run before JOIN_OCB is executed, in which case the OCB interface is not operational. Skip RX peer handling when the interface is not joined to avoid warnings in the RX path.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 3.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-166 · Improper Handling of Missing Special Element