Reachable assertion in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98874
Published: October 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU157638
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98874
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to trigger an unintended kernel warning during system suspend.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in the iwl_mld_wowlan_suspend() function of the Linux kernel's iwlwifi MLD driver when suspending with Wake on Wireless LAN configured while disconnected from a network and without network detection configured. A local privileged user can configure this combination and initiate suspend to trigger the WARN_ON() assertion despite the configuration being valid.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-98874
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3