Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: Don't finalize CSA in IBSS mode if state is disconnected
When we are not connected to a channel, sending channel "switch" announcement doesn't make any sense.
The BSS list is empty in that case. This causes the for loop in cfg80211_get_bss() to be bypassed, so the function returns NULL (check line 1424 of net/wireless/scan.c), causing the WARN_ON() in ieee80211_ibss_csa_beacon() to get triggered (check line 500 of net/mac80211/ibss.c), which was consequently reported on the syzkaller dashboard.
Thus, check if we have an existing connection before generating the CSA beacon in ieee80211_ibss_finish_csa().
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= cd7760e62c2ac8581f050b2d36501d1a60beaf83, < cdb9a8da9b84800eb15506cd9363cf0cf059e677; >= cd7760e62c2ac8581f050b2d36501d1a60beaf83, < 1691a48aef0a82d1754b9853dae7e3f5cacdf70b; >= cd7760e62c2ac8581f050b2d36501d1a60beaf83, < d9eb37db6a28b59a95a3461450ee209654c5f95b; >= cd7760e62c2ac8581f050b2d36501d1a60beaf83, < 66689c5c02acd4d76c28498fe220998610aec61e; >= cd7760e62c2ac8581f050b2d36501d1a60beaf83, < dd649b49219a0388cc10fc40e4c2ea681566a780; >= cd7760e62c2ac8581f050b2d36501d1a60beaf83, < 552ba102a6898630a7d16887f29e606d6fabe508; >= cd7760e62c2ac8581f050b2d36501d1a60beaf83, < 864e280cb3a9a0f5212b16ef5057c4e692f7039d; >= cd7760e62c2ac8581f050b2d36501d1a60beaf83, < 15bc8966b6d3a5b9bfe4c9facfa02f2b69b1e5f0 |
| Linux | Linux | 3.13 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15bc8966b6d3a5b9bfe4c9facfa02f2b69b1e5f0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1691a48aef0a82d1754b9853dae7e3f5cacdf70bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/552ba102a6898630a7d16887f29e606d6fabe508Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66689c5c02acd4d76c28498fe220998610aec61ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/864e280cb3a9a0f5212b16ef5057c4e692f7039dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdb9a8da9b84800eb15506cd9363cf0cf059e677Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9eb37db6a28b59a95a3461450ee209654c5f95bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd649b49219a0388cc10fc40e4c2ea681566a780Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 18, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed