CVE-2026-90365
kernel: wifi: mt76: cancel reset and rc work on device unregister
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 17, 2026
Updated · October 20, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the mt76 Wi-Fi driver in the Linux kernel. During device unregistration, certain work items (reset_work and rc_work) were not properly cancelled. This oversight could allow these work items to execute on an unregistered hardware, potentially leading to unexpected behavior, resource access issues, and overall system instability or a denial of service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition