CVE-2026-64568
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix unsol_bcast_probe_resp double free on alloc failure ieee80211_set_unsol_bcast_probe_resp() calls kfree_rcu() on the old template before allocating the replacement. If the kzalloc() then fails, it returns -ENOMEM while link->u.ap.unsol_bcast_probe_resp still points at the object already queued for freeing. A later update or AP teardown re-queues that same rcu_head; the second free is caught by KASAN when the RCU sheaf is processed in softirq: BUG: KASAN: double-free in rcu_free_sheaf (mm/slub.c:5850) Free of addr ffff88800d06f300 by task exploit/145 ... __rcu_free_sheaf_prepare (mm/slub.c:2634 mm/slub.c:2940) rcu_free_sheaf (mm/slub.c:5850) rcu_core (kernel/rcu/tree.c:2617 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2869) handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:622) The buggy address belongs to the cache kmalloc-128 of size 128 Queue the old object for kfree_rcu() only after the new one is published, matching ieee80211_set_probe_resp() and ieee80211_set_s1g_short_beacon().
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-64568",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2026-08-05T08:16:36.423",
"lastModified": "2026-11-03T18:15:39.353",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: fix unsol_bcast_probe_resp double free on alloc failure\n\nieee80211_set_unsol_bcast_probe_resp() calls kfree_rcu() on the old\ntemplate before allocating the replacement. If the kzalloc() then fails,\nit returns -ENOMEM while link->u.ap.unsol_bcast_probe_resp still points\nat the object already queued for freeing. A later update or AP teardown\nre-queues that same rcu_head; the second free is caught by KASAN when the\nRCU sheaf is processed in softirq:\n\n BUG: KASAN: double-free in rcu_free_sheaf (mm/slub.c:5850)\n Free of addr ffff88800d06f300 by task exploit/145\n ...\n __rcu_free_sheaf_prepare (mm/slub.c:2634 mm/slub.c:2940)\n rcu_free_sheaf (mm/slub.c:5850)\n rcu_core (kernel/rcu/tree.c:2617 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2869)\n handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:622)\n The buggy address belongs to the cache kmalloc-128 of size 128\n\nQueue the old object for kfree_rcu() only after the new one is published,\nmatching ieee80211_set_probe_resp() and ieee80211_set_s1g_short_beacon()."
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"baseScore": 7.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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