CVE-2026-31548

HIGH

wifi: cfg80211: cancel pmsr_free_wk in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: cancel pmsr_free_wk in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down When the nl80211 socket that originated a PMSR request is closed, cfg80211_release_pmsr() sets the request's nl_portid to zero and schedules pmsr_free_wk to process the abort asynchronously. If the interface is concurrently torn down before that work runs, cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() calls cfg80211_pmsr_process_abort() directly. However, the already- scheduled pmsr_free_wk work item remains pending and may run after the interface has been removed from the driver. This could cause the driver's abort_pmsr callback to operate on a torn-down interface, leading to undefined behavior and potential crashes. Cancel pmsr_free_wk synchronously in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() before calling cfg80211_pmsr_process_abort(). This ensures any pending or in-progress work is drained before interface teardown proceeds, preventing the work from invoking the driver abort callback after the interface is gone.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 2.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (22)
linux/Kernel 5.0.0 - 6.1.167linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.20linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 6.19.10linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.130linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.78linux
Linux/Linux < 5.0
Linux/Linux 5.0
Linux/Linux 6.1.167 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.12.78 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.20 - 6.18.*
... and 12 more
Published Apr 24, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 24, 2026