{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-68414","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-07-30T09:28:09.391Z","datePublished":"2026-08-10T12:04:34.459Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-19T16:35:12.312Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-08-19T16:35:12.312Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: cfg80211: cancel sched scan results work on unregister\n\ncfg80211_sched_scan_results() can queue rdev->sched_scan_res_wk from a\ndriver result notification while a scheduled scan request is present. The\nwork callback recovers the containing cfg80211_registered_device and then\nlocks the wiphy and walks the scheduled-scan request list.\n\nwiphy_unregister() already makes the wiphy unreachable and drains rdev work\nitems before cfg80211_dev_free() can release the object, but it does not\ndrain sched_scan_res_wk. A queued or running result work item can therefore\ncross the unregister/free boundary and access freed rdev state.\n\nThe buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order\nwithin that path:\n\nscheduled-scan result path:        unregister/free path:\n1. cfg80211_sched_scan_results()   1. interface teardown stops and\n   queues rdev->sched_scan_res_wk.    removes the scheduled scan request.\n2. cfg80211_wq starts the work     2. wiphy_unregister() drains other\n   item and recovers rdev.            rdev work items.\n3. The worker locks rdev->wiphy    3. cfg80211_dev_free() destroys and\n   and walks rdev state.              frees rdev.\n\nCancel sched_scan_res_wk in wiphy_unregister() alongside the other rdev\nwork items. cancel_work_sync() removes a pending result notification and\nwaits for an already running callback, so cfg80211_dev_free() cannot free\nrdev while this work item is still active.\n\nValidation reproduced this kernel report:\nBUG: KASAN: use-after-free in cfg80211_sched_scan_results_wk+0x4a6/0x530\nWorkqueue: cfg80211 cfg80211_sched_scan_results_wk [cfg80211]\nRead of size 8\nCall trace:\n  dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0\n  print_report+0xce/0x630\n  cfg80211_sched_scan_results_wk+0x4a6/0x530\n  srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n  __virt_addr_valid+0x224/0x430\n  kasan_report+0xac/0xe0\n  lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xea/0x1a0\n  process_one_work+0x8d0/0x18f0 (kernel/workqueue.c:3212)\n  lock_is_held_type+0x8f/0x100\n  worker_thread+0x5ad/0xfd0\n  __kthread_parkme+0xc6/0x200\n  kthread+0x31e/0x410\n  trace_hardirqs_on+0x1a/0x170\n  ret_from_fork+0x576/0x810\n  __switch_to+0x57e/0xe20\n  __switch_to_asm+0x33/0x70\n  ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30"}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"AV:A - The work item is queued from driver PNO/background-scan match notifications that are produced by received 802.11 frames, so an attacker within WiFi range can drive cfg80211_sched_scan_results() by beaconing SSIDs matching the device's scheduled-scan match set. This is 802.11 frame injection, i.e. adjacent network reach.\nAC:H - The UAF requires the result-notification work to be queued or running exactly while wiphy_unregister()/cfg80211_dev_free() tears the rdev down; the attacker can drive and time the result notifications but cannot force the device-removal/module-unload half of the race, which is a condition outside their control.\nPR:N - No credentials or association are needed — an unauthenticated attacker in range simply transmits beacons/probe responses matching the scheduled scan already running on the victim (started by the system's normal wpa_supplicant/NetworkManager PNO), and the driver notifies cfg80211 unconditionally.\nUI:N - Scheduled scan runs continuously in the background on typical laptop, phone and embedded WiFi deployments, and the unregister side is a system/device event; no victim action such as opening a file or mounting anything is required.\nS:U - The freed object and all corrupted state are cfg80211 kernel structures, so the impact stays within the kernel's own security authority with no crossing of a VM, IOMMU or sandbox boundary.\nC:H - The worker reads freed rdev memory and then feeds freed scheduled-scan request contents into nl80211_send_sched_scan(), leaking reclaimed slab data to userspace netlink listeners; a controlled reallocation of the freed rdev gives an arbitrary-read style disclosure primitive.\nI:H - After the free the worker performs writes into the freed object — mutex_lock on rdev->wiphy.mtx, spin_lock on rdev->bss_lock, clearing req->report_results, and list/refcount manipulation in __cfg80211_bss_expire() — which corrupts whatever object reclaims the slab and is leverageable for control-flow hijack via heap spraying.\nA:H - The confirmed KASAN use-after-free in cfg80211_sched_scan_results_wk() corrupts and dereferences freed memory from a workqueue context, reliably producing an oops/panic and taking down the system."}]}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/wireless/core.c"],"versions":[{"version":"807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166","lessThan":"c0fa1f3a4b021a5c6373169fd6c9bb4261d676a0","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166","lessThan":"b51b42b974461fd0f688baad85f10e2b8ab215c5","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166","lessThan":"3368457b4871ae8f0f88d19c9a3e6270e850ede6","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166","lessThan":"308ffdf575560d7e7b8b21f1e3ca6276630f73bf","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166","lessThan":"9293574ac208d18c11073538851fb69355beb3b5","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166","lessThan":"b119c70b24776c8ab2a2c0515397b3b0ad4e66cd","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"807f8a8c300435d5483e8d78df9dcdbc27333166","lessThan":"edf0730be33696a1bd142792830d392129e495cc","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/wireless/core.c"],"versions":[{"version":"3.0","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"3.0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.216","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.183","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.148","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.101","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.42","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.6","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.0","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.216"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.0","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.183"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.0","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.148"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.0","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.101"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.0","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.42"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.0","versionEndExcluding":"7.1.6"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.0","versionEndExcluding":"7.2"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0fa1f3a4b021a5c6373169fd6c9bb4261d676a0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b51b42b974461fd0f688baad85f10e2b8ab215c5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3368457b4871ae8f0f88d19c9a3e6270e850ede6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/308ffdf575560d7e7b8b21f1e3ca6276630f73bf"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9293574ac208d18c11073538851fb69355beb3b5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b119c70b24776c8ab2a2c0515397b3b0ad4e66cd"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edf0730be33696a1bd142792830d392129e495cc"}],"title":"wifi: cfg80211: cancel sched scan results work on unregister","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}