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CVE-2026-98307

kernel: wifi: ath11k: cleanup arsta in ath11k_mac_peer_cleanup_all()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 6, 2026

Updated · October 11, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ath11k wireless driver. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) through memory exhaustion. When recovering from a wireless firmware crash, the driver fails to free memory allocated for station statistics. An attacker or anomalous condition capable of triggering repeated firmware restarts can exploit this issue to progressively leak kernel memory, ultimately degrading performance or crashing the system.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime