CVE-2026-98936
kernel: kernel: ath11k: Denial of Service via unreset station counter during hardware restart
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 23, 2026
Updated · October 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ath11k wireless driver. During hardware restart events, the driver fails to properly reset its connected station counter. Consequently, the driver falsely reports that the connection capacity has been exceeded, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) where new wireless stations and peers are prevented from associating with the network.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-909 · Missing Initialization of Resource