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CVE-2026-98335

kernel: wifi: mac80211: abort chanswitch when leaving a mesh

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 6, 2026

Updated · October 10, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mac80211 wireless networking subsystem. When a wireless interface disconnects from a mesh network while a channel switch announcement is in progress, the system releases the channel context without properly canceling the ongoing switch operation. A local user managing network configurations can trigger this flaw to cause a kernel crash, resulting in 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 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference