CVE-2026-98705

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: account proxy paths against the mesh path limit Proxy-path churn can drive the interface path counter negative and let later mesh path additions exceed MESH_MAX_MPATHS. mesh_path_free_rcu() decrements the interface mpaths counter for entries from both the mesh and proxy path tables, but mpp_path_add() never reserves a slot in that counter. Removing or expiring a proxy path therefore returns a slot that was never charged. mesh_path_add() uses the same counter to enforce MESH_MAX_MPATHS, so once it falls below the number of installed paths the limit no longer holds. Reserve the shared quota before allocating a proxy path and release it on every unsuccessful addition. Mesh and proxy paths now share one 1024-entry budget, so mpp_path_add() can return -ENOSPC at that limit.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-10-18 16:17:24.017000

Last modified

2026-10-30 13:21:19.747000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:17:24.017",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:21:19.747",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: account proxy paths against the mesh path limit\n\nProxy-path churn can drive the interface path counter negative and let\nlater mesh path additions exceed MESH_MAX_MPATHS.\n\nmesh_path_free_rcu() decrements the interface mpaths counter for entries\nfrom both the mesh and proxy path tables, but mpp_path_add() never\nreserves a slot in that counter. Removing or expiring a proxy path\ntherefore returns a slot that was never charged.\n\nmesh_path_add() uses the same counter to enforce MESH_MAX_MPATHS, so once\nit falls below the number of installed paths the limit no longer holds.\n\nReserve the shared quota before allocating a proxy path and release it on\nevery unsuccessful addition. Mesh and proxy paths now share one\n1024-entry budget, so mpp_path_add() can return -ENOSPC at that limit."
    }
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