CVE-2026-98957
kernel: wifi: mt76: mt7915: disable rx napi when removing device
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 23, 2026
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's MT7915 wireless driver. The driver fails to properly disable receive network polling before freeing device resources during hardware teardown or module unloading. This flaw may allow a local privileged user to induce kernel warnings and cause system instability, 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 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-459 · Incomplete Cleanup