In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset
mt7996_mac_reset_vif_iter() queues non-default vif links for kfree_rcu
while dev->wcid[] still holds pointers to the wcid embedded in each
freed link; mt76_reset_device() then dereferences those entries and
runs mt76_wcid_cleanup() on them. If a grace period elapses in between,
the cleanup operates on freed memory.
Run mt76_reset_device() first, so the wcid entries are cleaned up and
cleared while the links are still valid.
wifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset
mt7996_mac_reset_vif_iter() queues non-default vif links for kfree_rcu
while dev->wcid[] still holds pointers to the wcid embedded in each
freed link; mt76_reset_device() then dereferences those entries and
runs mt76_wcid_cleanup() on them. If a grace period elapses in between,
the cleanup operates on freed memory.
Run mt76_reset_device() first, so the wcid entries are cleaned up and
cleared while the links are still valid.
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset mt7996_mac_reset_vif_iter() queues non-default vif links for kfree_rcu while dev->wcid[] still holds pointers to the wcid embedded in each freed link; mt76_reset_device() then dereferences those entries and runs mt76_wcid_cleanup() on them. If a grace period elapses in between, the cleanup operates on freed memory. Run mt76_reset_device() first, so the wcid entries are cleaned up and cleared while the links are still valid. | |
| Title | wifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:09:02.189Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.806Z
Link: CVE-2026-90356
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:34.480
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:34.480
Link: CVE-2026-90356
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