In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211: disconnect on CSA to channel 0

The refactor for the CSA parsing erroneously equates channel
zero and no information present, leading it to ignore a CSA
on an AP that advertises a switch to that (invalid) channel.
This leads to not disconnecting, which we should. For Intel
devices, this can lead to a firmware crash.

Fix this by using an int type for the channel number as well
as the opclass, and using a (negative) value that cannot be
encoded in the element to indicate it's not present.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4817-1 linux-6.12 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6528-1 linux security update
Fixes

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History

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-20

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: disconnect on CSA to channel 0 The refactor for the CSA parsing erroneously equates channel zero and no information present, leading it to ignore a CSA on an AP that advertises a switch to that (invalid) channel. This leads to not disconnecting, which we should. For Intel devices, this can lead to a firmware crash. Fix this by using an int type for the channel number as well as the opclass, and using a (negative) value that cannot be encoded in the element to indicate it's not present.
Title wifi: mac80211: disconnect on CSA to channel 0
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T09:02:01.149Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.804Z

Link: CVE-2026-90344

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:33.103

Modified: 2026-10-19T09:19:28.443

Link: CVE-2026-90344

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Updated: 2026-09-19T07:45:06Z

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