SB2026062550 - Deadlock in Linux kernel mediatek mt76 driver
Published: June 25, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026062550
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53100)
CWE-ID: CWE-833 - Deadlock
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock in the mt76 remain-on-channel handling in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/channel.c when invoking remain-on-channel operations while dev->mutex is already held. A local user can trigger remain-on-channel processing to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.