In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: cfg80211: don't get the radio mask for netdev-less wdevs
cfg80211_calculate_bi_data() calls rdev_get_radio_mask() with
wdev->netdev, which can be NULL and then crashes in mac80211.
To avoid that, invert the order of checks since wdev->netdev
is always valid for beaconing interfaces.
wifi: cfg80211: don't get the radio mask for netdev-less wdevs
cfg80211_calculate_bi_data() calls rdev_get_radio_mask() with
wdev->netdev, which can be NULL and then crashes in mac80211.
To avoid that, invert the order of checks since wdev->netdev
is always valid for beaconing interfaces.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: don't get the radio mask for netdev-less wdevs cfg80211_calculate_bi_data() calls rdev_get_radio_mask() with wdev->netdev, which can be NULL and then crashes in mac80211. To avoid that, invert the order of checks since wdev->netdev is always valid for beaconing interfaces. | |
| Title | wifi: cfg80211: don't get the radio mask for netdev-less wdevs | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T08:46:35.409Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.343Z
Link: CVE-2026-98346
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:27.633
Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:27.633
Link: CVE-2026-98346
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