CVE-2026-90356
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset mt7996_mac_reset_vif_iter() queues non-default vif links for kfree_rcu while dev->wcid[] still holds pointers to the wcid embedded in each freed link; mt76_reset_device() then dereferences those entries and runs mt76_wcid_cleanup() on them. If a grace period elapses in between, the cleanup operates on freed memory. Run mt76_reset_device() first, so the wcid entries are cleaned up and cleared while the links are still valid.
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-17 17:17:34.480000
Last modified
2026-10-19 09:19:29.593000
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"id": "CVE-2026-90356",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2026-09-17T17:17:34.480",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:19:29.593",
"vulnStatus": "Received",
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"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset\n\nmt7996_mac_reset_vif_iter() queues non-default vif links for kfree_rcu\nwhile dev->wcid[] still holds pointers to the wcid embedded in each\nfreed link; mt76_reset_device() then dereferences those entries and\nruns mt76_wcid_cleanup() on them. If a grace period elapses in between,\nthe cleanup operates on freed memory.\n\nRun mt76_reset_device() first, so the wcid entries are cleaned up and\ncleared while the links are still valid."
}
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