CVE-2026-98339
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: don't filter by BSS type when removing stale entries When an assoc AP switches to a channel that already has a BSS entry, cfg80211_update_assoc_bss_entry() removes that entry before rehashing the real one, since the two would otherwise collide in the BSS rbtree. The lookup for that entry also required it to match the connection's BSS type, so an entry advertising e.g. the IBSS capability bit was left in place, and the following cfg80211_rehash_bss() then ran into it: WARN_ON(!cmp) Changing the type shouldn't really happen, but can be triggered by a rogue AP/device, so drop the check and remove any entries matching the comparison.
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
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- 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: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
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
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aa44982125c86b47961be5ac1c82eddab8080f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1380ee3a202dbb9f8e8b3c3b87eb410450d57799
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e23a36d8f04811372365b44cfca325f8e0f4bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65fdb973bd905bc3f5cb045a04c1828f2d2a7e24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d2fd26185678038ef2ea11dd4d2e6eccbf2dd25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef87a853327434ae1cd9c5a2c27a557fb4047fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b377e1000d963e7182a987082b4b06580bd7ac84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb445ec7480da5d2b82bf681e3b4313603722729