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.
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.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | wifi: cfg80211: cancel rfkill_block work in wiphy_unregister() | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-25T10:27:26.061Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.997Z
Link: CVE-2026-23336
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-03-25T11:16:31.210
Modified: 2026-03-25T15:41:33.977
Link: CVE-2026-23336
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