In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211_hwsim: avoid NULL skb in stop queue drain
mac80211_hwsim_stop() drops any frames left in data->pending. The loop
currently checks skb_queue_empty() and then dequeues separately.
That split is racy with TX status handling, which can remove a pending
frame under the queue lock. If the last entry is removed after the empty
check, skb_dequeue() returns NULL and the stop path passes that NULL skb
to ieee80211_free_txskb().
Use skb_dequeue() as the loop condition instead. The dequeue result is the
object that stop owns and frees, and a concurrent status completion that
empties the queue simply makes the loop terminate.
wifi: mac80211_hwsim: avoid NULL skb in stop queue drain
mac80211_hwsim_stop() drops any frames left in data->pending. The loop
currently checks skb_queue_empty() and then dequeues separately.
That split is racy with TX status handling, which can remove a pending
frame under the queue lock. If the last entry is removed after the empty
check, skb_dequeue() returns NULL and the stop path passes that NULL skb
to ieee80211_free_txskb().
Use skb_dequeue() as the loop condition instead. The dequeue result is the
object that stop owns and frees, and a concurrent status completion that
empties the queue simply makes the loop terminate.
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_hwsim: avoid NULL skb in stop queue drain mac80211_hwsim_stop() drops any frames left in data->pending. The loop currently checks skb_queue_empty() and then dequeues separately. That split is racy with TX status handling, which can remove a pending frame under the queue lock. If the last entry is removed after the empty check, skb_dequeue() returns NULL and the stop path passes that NULL skb to ieee80211_free_txskb(). Use skb_dequeue() as the loop condition instead. The dequeue result is the object that stop owns and frees, and a concurrent status completion that empties the queue simply makes the loop terminate. | |
| Title | wifi: mac80211_hwsim: avoid NULL skb in stop queue drain | |
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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: 2026-09-17T16:11:46.136Z
Reserved: 2026-09-17T16:02:15.088Z
Link: CVE-2026-93149
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:18:10.083
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:18:10.083
Link: CVE-2026-93149
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