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CVE-2026-98406

Опубликовано: 14 окт. 2026
Источник: redhat
CVSS3: 5.5
EPSS Низкий

Описание

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() checks if the interface is running via ieee80211_sdata_running(), but it does not check if the interface is still present in the driver. When sdata is running but IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER is not set, the call reaches drv_set_bitrate_mask() in driver-ops.h which hits wlan1: Failed check-sdata-in-driver check, flags: 0x0 WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.h:884 at drv_set_bitrate_mask Syzkaller triggers this via wext SIOCSIWRATE ioctl. The Call Trace shows wext_ioctl_dispatch() in wext-core.c dispatching the ioctl, calling ioctl_standard_call() for SIOCSIWRATE, which calls cfg80211_wext_siwrate() in wext-compat.c. That builds a bitrate mask and calls rdev_set_bitrate_mask() which ends up in ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() in cfg.c. The interface is marked running via SDATA_STATE_RUNNING but flags is 0, so check_sdata_in_driver() fails. When the interface is being torn down, or when wext ioctl is issued during interface bringup before drv_add_interface() sets IN_DRIVER, the running check passes while IN_DRIVER is clear. Check IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER in ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() before calling the driver, returning -ENETDOWN. This avoids the WARN_ONCE in driver-ops.h and matches other cfg.c operations that bail early when not in driver. This change should be safe because wiphy mutex is held in cfg80211_wext_siwrate() via guard(wiphy), and IN_DRIVER is set/cleared under RTNL and wiphy paths in drv_add_interface() and drv_remove_interface() in driver-ops.c, so the check is race-free against driver add/remove. Returning -ENETDOWN is the same error other not-running paths use and does not introduce new locking. [also add second syzbot report]

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mac80211 wireless subsystem. A local attacker can trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition by issuing a wireless bitrate configuration request while a network interface is undergoing initialization or teardown. Because the subsystem fails to verify that the interface is actively attached to the underlying driver, processing the request triggers an internal kernel warning that can lead to system instability.

Отчет

A flaw of low impact was found in the Linux kernel's mac80211 wireless subsystem, which affects the kernels shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat In-Vehicle OS, and OpenShift Container Platform (via RHEL CoreOS). A local attacker with the ability to issue wireless extension ioctls can trigger a denial of service by sending an SIOCSIWRATE bitrate-configuration request while a wireless interface is running but not yet (or no longer) registered with its driver, for example during interface bringup or teardown. Because ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() does not verify that the interface is present in the driver, the request reaches drv_set_bitrate_mask() and triggers a WARN_ONCE assertion, which can cause system instability or a kernel panic on systems configured to panic on warnings. Confidentiality and integrity are not affected. Red Hat rates the impact of this flaw as low because the direct effect is a kernel warning and a crash requires the non-default panic_on_warn configuration, which is lower than the severity implied by the maximum-availability CVSS:3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, 5.5 Moderate). Fixes for the affected Red Hat products are currently deferred to future updates; the residual risk is limited to local denial of service by an attacker who already has local access and the privileges needed to issue wireless configuration ioctls.

Меры по смягчению последствий

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

Затронутые пакеты

ПлатформаПакетСостояниеРекомендацияРелиз
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6kernelOut of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernel-rtFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernel-rtFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernel-rtFix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9Fix deferred

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Дополнительная информация

Статус:

Low
Дефект:
CWE-617
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2552212kernel: wifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver

EPSS

Процентиль: 12%
0.00216
Низкий

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Связанные уязвимости

ubuntu
25 дней назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() checks if the interface is running via ieee80211_sdata_running(), but it does not check if the interface is still present in the driver. When sdata is running but IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER is not set, the call reaches drv_set_bitrate_mask() in driver-ops.h which hits wlan1: Failed check-sdata-in-driver check, flags: 0x0 WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.h:884 at drv_set_bitrate_mask Syzkaller triggers this via wext SIOCSIWRATE ioctl. The Call Trace shows wext_ioctl_dispatch() in wext-core.c dispatching the ioctl, calling ioctl_standard_call() for SIOCSIWRATE, which calls cfg80211_wext_siwrate() in wext-compat.c. That builds a bitrate mask and calls rdev_set_bitrate_mask() which ends up in ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() in cfg.c. The interface is marked running via SDATA_STATE_RUNNING but flags is 0, so check_sdata_in_dr...

nvd
25 дней назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() checks if the interface is running via ieee80211_sdata_running(), but it does not check if the interface is still present in the driver. When sdata is running but IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER is not set, the call reaches drv_set_bitrate_mask() in driver-ops.h which hits wlan1: Failed check-sdata-in-driver check, flags: 0x0 WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.h:884 at drv_set_bitrate_mask Syzkaller triggers this via wext SIOCSIWRATE ioctl. The Call Trace shows wext_ioctl_dispatch() in wext-core.c dispatching the ioctl, calling ioctl_standard_call() for SIOCSIWRATE, which calls cfg80211_wext_siwrate() in wext-compat.c. That builds a bitrate mask and calls rdev_set_bitrate_mask() which ends up in ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() in cfg.c. The interface is marked running via SDATA_STATE_RUNNING but flags is 0, so check_sdata

CVSS3: 2.5
msrc
24 дня назад

wifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver

debian
25 дней назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: w ...

github
25 дней назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() checks if the interface is running via ieee80211_sdata_running(), but it does not check if the interface is still present in the driver. When sdata is running but IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER is not set, the call reaches drv_set_bitrate_mask() in driver-ops.h which hits wlan1: Failed check-sdata-in-driver check, flags: 0x0 WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.h:884 at drv_set_bitrate_mask Syzkaller triggers this via wext SIOCSIWRATE ioctl. The Call Trace shows wext_ioctl_dispatch() in wext-core.c dispatching the ioctl, calling ioctl_standard_call() for SIOCSIWRATE, which calls cfg80211_wext_siwrate() in wext-compat.c. That builds a bitrate mask and calls rdev_set_bitrate_mask() which ends up in ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() in cfg.c. The interface is marked running via SDATA_STATE_RUNNING but flags is 0, so check_sd...

EPSS

Процентиль: 12%
0.00216
Низкий

5.5 Medium

CVSS3