CVE-2026-46125
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: remove station if connection prep fails If connection preparation fails for MLO connections, then the interface is completely reset to non-MLD. In this case, we must not keep the station since it's related to the link of the vif being removed. Delete an existing station. Any "new_sta" is already being removed, so that doesn't need changes. This fixes a use-after-free/double-free in debugfs if that's enabled, because a vif going from MLD (and to MLD, but that's not relevant here) recreates its entire debugfs.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Undergoing Analysis
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.176
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.140
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.88
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.30
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.7
- Linux Kernel 7.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18fed0a209500bfea5c4c08609ec93855e4e500b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c2b72ea89882aeb948340498391e69c58d466f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/283fc9e44ff5b5ac967439b4951b80bd4299f4e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e28654f79f443bca9b29ff3ae7cf18abfba58a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afcbaed89cdc1a001b43270cbf5394bb4804270a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe75fa1ac9a92990f7fc3d34b17808fd933071b2
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18fed0a209500bfea5c4c08609ec93855e4e500b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c2b72ea89882aeb948340498391e69c58d466f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/283fc9e44ff5b5ac967439b4951b80bd4299f4e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e28654f79f443bca9b29ff3ae7cf18abfba58a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afcbaed89cdc1a001b43270cbf5394bb4804270a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe75fa1ac9a92990f7fc3d34b17808fd933071b2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26427
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26428
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26462
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26515
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26563
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27288
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27708
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27731
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27735
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27789
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46125
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482608
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46125.json