CVE-2026-98182
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
wifi: mac80211: refuse to make a monitor active when it has no queue
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: refuse to make a monitor active when it has no queue A monitor interface only gets a TXQ if it's created active, and one can't be added later. Setting the flag on a down interface is still allowed, so the driver is handed a monitor with no queue. ath9k dereferences it: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000066 RIP: 0010:ath_tx_node_init+0x49/0x170 [ath9k] ath9k_add_interface+0x10c/0x140 [ath9k] drv_add_interface+0x54/0x250 [mac80211] ieee80211_do_open+0x32f/0x800 [mac80211] Reached with CAP_NET_ADMIN by "iw dev X set monitor active" followed by "ip link set X up". RTNL is held, so netlink operations block behind it. Refuse the flag when there is no queue to give.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79af1f866193de29e65a4dba7d0dab14b0c0ff93 | affected | git | b7b7d46ec4fa127767931938b282c361c0519af6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 79af1f866193de29e65a4dba7d0dab14b0c0ff93 | affected | git | abe15e643e576459469867758ae9c586a7bab95d | Unavailable | None listed |
| 79af1f866193de29e65a4dba7d0dab14b0c0ff93 | affected | git | 46c223468537a05a404699771cd3e68532dab5e6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 79af1f866193de29e65a4dba7d0dab14b0c0ff93 | affected | git | 2b04d6556964ae9f89819b86a0a7801e39c3aae5 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.15 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 4.15 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.12.112 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.54 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 7.2.8 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 7.2.* | None listed |
| 7.3 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |