Deadlock in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80938
Published: September 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149455
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80938
CWE-ID: CWE-833
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock in mt7615_suspend() when synchronously canceling mac_work while holding the mt76 mutex. A local user can initiate system suspend while mac_work is running to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80938
Install security update from vendor's repository.