CVE-2026-46166
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: use safe list iteration in radar detect work
The call to ieee80211_dfs_cac_cancel can cause the iterated chanctx to be freed and removed from the list. Guard against this to avoid a slab-use-after-free error.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c < 887ece6c23b49d02a6678e7a8d5ad213d75883ce | affected |
| Linux | Linux | bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c < 7577a4b8a10fab45a6ee2045ea038a5adadbb585 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c < 120149fb3ebcf674832ca3cafd32bedcdb686dde | affected |
| Linux | Linux | bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c < ac8eb3e18f41e2cc8492cc1d358bcb786c850270 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 0 < 6.12 | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12.88 <= 6.12.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18.30 <= 6.18.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.0.7 <= 7.0.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.1 <= * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
ADP Enrichment
kernel: wifi: mac80211: use safe list iteration in radar detect work
Additional References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46166
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482645
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46166.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33215
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27288
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27708
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27789
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/887ece6c23b49d02a6678e7a8d5ad213d75883ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7577a4b8a10fab45a6ee2045ea038a5adadbb585
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/120149fb3ebcf674832ca3cafd32bedcdb686dde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac8eb3e18f41e2cc8492cc1d358bcb786c850270
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