CVE-2026-23336

EUVD-2026-15299
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: cfg80211: cancel rfkill_block work in wiphy_unregister()

There is a use-after-free error in cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces found
by syzkaller:

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces+0x213/0x220
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888112a78d98 by task kworker/0:5/5326
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5326 Comm: kworker/0:5 Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2 #2 PREEMPT(voluntary)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014
Workqueue: events cfg80211_rfkill_block_work
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0
 print_report+0xcd/0x630
 kasan_report+0xe0/0x110
 cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces+0x213/0x220
 cfg80211_rfkill_block_work+0x1e/0x30
 process_one_work+0x9cf/0x1b70
 worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10
 kthread+0x3c5/0x780
 ret_from_fork+0x56d/0x700
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
 </TASK>

The problem arises due to the rfkill_block work is not cancelled when wiphy
is being unregistered. In order to fix the issue cancel the corresponding
work in wiphy_unregister().

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 3%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.31.1 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.253
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.203
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.167
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.130
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.77
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.18.17
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19 ≤
𝑥
< 6.19.7
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.31
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc6
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc7
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
6.1.170-3
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
7.0.4-1
fixed
sid
7.0.4-1
fixed
trixie
vulnerable
trixie (security)
6.12.86-1
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.170-3~deb11u1
fixed