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.
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.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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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 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:08:54.311Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.804Z
Link: CVE-2026-90344
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:33.103
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:33.103
Link: CVE-2026-90344
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