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CVE-2026-90365

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: cancel reset and rc work on device unregister Both drivers cancelled dump_work on unregister but left reset_work and rc_work to be flushed only by destroy_workqueue() in mt76_free_device(), which runs after the hw is unregistered and the hardware stopped. A reset_work that fires in that window calls ieee80211_restart_hw() and re-arms mac_work on an unregistered hw, and rc_work touches station state being torn down. Cancel both up front, alongside dump_work.

Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-17 17:17:35.600000
Last modified
2026-10-30 13:20:51.277000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-90365",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:35.600",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:20:51.277",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mt76: cancel reset and rc work on device unregister\n\nBoth drivers cancelled dump_work on unregister but left reset_work and\nrc_work to be flushed only by destroy_workqueue() in mt76_free_device(),\nwhich runs after the hw is unregistered and the hardware stopped. A\nreset_work that fires in that window calls ieee80211_restart_hw() and\nre-arms mac_work on an unregistered hw, and rc_work touches station state\nbeing torn down. Cancel both up front, alongside dump_work."
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