In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: mesh: release the channel if start fails
ieee80211_join_mesh() acquires a channel context and then calls
ieee80211_start_mesh(), which can fail. In that case, the chanctx
isn't released then interface removal will attempt to unassign it
after it's removed from the driver, hitting:
wlan0: Failed check-sdata-in-driver check, flags: 0x0
WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.c:366 at drv_unassign_vif_chanctx
ieee80211_assign_link_chanctx
__ieee80211_link_release_channel
ieee80211_link_release_channel
ieee80211_teardown_sdata
unregister_netdevice_many_notify
_cfg80211_unregister_wdev
ieee80211_remove_interfaces
ieee80211_unregister_hw
mac80211_hwsim_del_radio
hwsim_exit_net
Correctly release the channel on start failures.
wifi: mac80211: mesh: release the channel if start fails
ieee80211_join_mesh() acquires a channel context and then calls
ieee80211_start_mesh(), which can fail. In that case, the chanctx
isn't released then interface removal will attempt to unassign it
after it's removed from the driver, hitting:
wlan0: Failed check-sdata-in-driver check, flags: 0x0
WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.c:366 at drv_unassign_vif_chanctx
ieee80211_assign_link_chanctx
__ieee80211_link_release_channel
ieee80211_link_release_channel
ieee80211_teardown_sdata
unregister_netdevice_many_notify
_cfg80211_unregister_wdev
ieee80211_remove_interfaces
ieee80211_unregister_hw
mac80211_hwsim_del_radio
hwsim_exit_net
Correctly release the channel on start failures.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: mesh: release the channel if start fails ieee80211_join_mesh() acquires a channel context and then calls ieee80211_start_mesh(), which can fail. In that case, the chanctx isn't released then interface removal will attempt to unassign it after it's removed from the driver, hitting: wlan0: Failed check-sdata-in-driver check, flags: 0x0 WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.c:366 at drv_unassign_vif_chanctx ieee80211_assign_link_chanctx __ieee80211_link_release_channel ieee80211_link_release_channel ieee80211_teardown_sdata unregister_netdevice_many_notify _cfg80211_unregister_wdev ieee80211_remove_interfaces ieee80211_unregister_hw mac80211_hwsim_del_radio hwsim_exit_net Correctly release the channel on start failures. | |
| Title | wifi: mac80211: mesh: release the channel if start fails | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T08:46:19.534Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.340Z
Link: CVE-2026-98326
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:24.840
Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:24.840
Link: CVE-2026-98326
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