SB20261022314 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel mac80211

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SB20261022314 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel mac80211

Published: October 22, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20261022314
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98709)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to potentially cause a denial of service through a kernel use-after-free.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the Linux kernel mac80211 function ieee80211_vif_use_reserved_switch() when reservations belonging to different channel-context replacement operations are incorrectly counted toward completion of the current replacement. A local user can potentially trigger channel-context replacement with mismatched reservations to cause premature freeing of a channel context still used by a link and its driver, potentially causing a kernel crash during subsequent beacon generation.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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