In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: don't start a ROC while scanning
The ROC work can be pending when a scan starts (which requires
ROC list to be empty, but that's possible), and then a new ROC
can be added to the list and the work will pick it up.
Avoid starting that ROC if a scan made it between things, as
otherwise we'll hit a warning later:
WARNING: net/mac80211/offchannel.c:404 at ieee80211_start_next_roc+0x256/0x2d0
Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work
Call Trace:
__ieee80211_scan_completed+0x4fd/0xe40 net/mac80211/scan.c:537
ieee80211_scan_work+0x472/0x1ff0 net/mac80211/scan.c:1193
cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x410/0x570 net/wireless/core.c:513
wifi: mac80211: don't start a ROC while scanning
The ROC work can be pending when a scan starts (which requires
ROC list to be empty, but that's possible), and then a new ROC
can be added to the list and the work will pick it up.
Avoid starting that ROC if a scan made it between things, as
otherwise we'll hit a warning later:
WARNING: net/mac80211/offchannel.c:404 at ieee80211_start_next_roc+0x256/0x2d0
Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work
Call Trace:
__ieee80211_scan_completed+0x4fd/0xe40 net/mac80211/scan.c:537
ieee80211_scan_work+0x472/0x1ff0 net/mac80211/scan.c:1193
cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x410/0x570 net/wireless/core.c:513
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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: don't start a ROC while scanning The ROC work can be pending when a scan starts (which requires ROC list to be empty, but that's possible), and then a new ROC can be added to the list and the work will pick it up. Avoid starting that ROC if a scan made it between things, as otherwise we'll hit a warning later: WARNING: net/mac80211/offchannel.c:404 at ieee80211_start_next_roc+0x256/0x2d0 Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work Call Trace: __ieee80211_scan_completed+0x4fd/0xe40 net/mac80211/scan.c:537 ieee80211_scan_work+0x472/0x1ff0 net/mac80211/scan.c:1193 cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x410/0x570 net/wireless/core.c:513 | |
| Title | wifi: mac80211: don't start a ROC while scanning | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T08:46:28.420Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.342Z
Link: CVE-2026-98337
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:26.303
Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:26.303
Link: CVE-2026-98337
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