CVE-2026-31548

NameCVE-2026-31548
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: cancel pmsr_free_wk in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down When the nl80211 socket that originated a PMSR request is closed, cfg80211_release_pmsr() sets the request's nl_portid to zero and schedules pmsr_free_wk to process the abort asynchronously. If the interface is concurrently torn down before that work runs, cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() calls cfg80211_pmsr_process_abort() directly. However, the already- scheduled pmsr_free_wk work item remains pending and may run after the interface has been removed from the driver. This could cause the driver's abort_pmsr callback to operate on a torn-down interface, leading to undefined behavior and potential crashes. Cancel pmsr_free_wk synchronously in cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() before calling cfg80211_pmsr_process_abort(). This ensures any pending or in-progress work is drained before interface teardown proceeds, preventing the work from invoking the driver abort callback after the interface is gone.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-4561-1, DSA-6238-1, DSA-6243-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.251-5vulnerable
bookworm6.1.170-3fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.172-1fixed
trixie6.12.86-1fixed
trixie (security)6.12.88-1fixed
forky7.0.4-1fixed
sid7.0.7-1fixed
linux-6.1 (PTS)bullseye (security)6.1.170-3~deb11u1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.170-1DSA-6243-1
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.85-1DSA-6238-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.19.10-1
linux-6.1sourcebullseye6.1.170-1~deb11u1DLA-4561-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/6dccbc9f3e1d38565dff7730d2b7d1e8b16c9b09 (7.0-rc5)

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