Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk
mlo_scan_start_wk is not canceled on disconnection. In fact, it is not canceled anywhere except in the restart cleanup, where we don't really have to.
This can cause an init-after-queue issue: if, for example, the work was queued and then drv_change_interface got executed.
This can also cause use-after-free: if the work is executed after the vif is freed.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 9748ad82a9d92b036ff3115207e36e2b9932e354, < 9b9f52f052f4953fecd2190ae2dde3aa76d10962; >= 9748ad82a9d92b036ff3115207e36e2b9932e354, < 5ff641011ab7fb63ea101251087745d9826e8ef5 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.17 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ff641011ab7fb63ea101251087745d9826e8ef5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9f52f052f4953fecd2190ae2dde3aa76d10962Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23185
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2439925
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-23185.json
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 14, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified