CVE-2026-98710

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's iwlegacy wireless driver. The driver fails to release memory allocated for device configuration data when a wireless network device is removed from the system. A local user could exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly triggering device disconnection or unbinding, causing a kernel memory leak that may lead to system memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS).

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