CVE-2026-98699

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix mesh fast xmit path deletion UAF mesh_fast_tx_cache() stores raw mesh_path pointers. Path deletion flushes the cache and then frees the path with kfree_rcu(), but a lookup that already holds the path can insert a new cache entry after the flush. The cache then points at freed memory. Set MESH_PATH_DELETED before flushing, and skip inserting a cache entry if the path or MPP path is already deleted. Check this under the cache walk lock so it is ordered with the flush. Use WRITE_ONCE() for the deletion flag updates because the cache check reads flags without taking state_lock.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-10-18 16:17:23.390000

Last modified

2026-10-21 13:21:38.093000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-98699",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:17:23.390",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-21T13:21:38.093",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: fix mesh fast xmit path deletion UAF\n\nmesh_fast_tx_cache() stores raw mesh_path pointers. Path deletion\nflushes the cache and then frees the path with kfree_rcu(), but a\nlookup that already holds the path can insert a new cache entry\nafter the flush. The cache then points at freed memory.\n\nSet MESH_PATH_DELETED before flushing, and skip inserting a cache\nentry if the path or MPP path is already deleted. Check this under\nthe cache walk lock so it is ordered with the flush. Use WRITE_ONCE()\nfor the deletion flag updates because the cache check reads flags\nwithout taking state_lock."
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