wifi: mac80211: ocb: skip rx_no_sta when interface is not joined
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: ocb: skip rx_no_sta when interface is not joined ieee80211_ocb_rx_no_sta() assumes a valid channel context, which is only present after JOIN_OCB. RX may run before JOIN_OCB is executed, in which case the OCB interface is not operational. Skip RX peer handling when the interface is not joined to avoid warnings in the RX path.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.250, 5.15.200, 6.1.163, 6.6.124, 6.12.70, 6.18.10, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71224
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w3w-6qf9-5hqm
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcc768760df08337525cde28e8460e36f9855af8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b04c75366a5471ae2dd7f4c33b7f1e2c08b9b32d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fd1c63e016893b7f6c1cf799410da4eaa98c090
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffe1e19c3b0e5b9eb9e04fad4bce7d1dc407fd77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/536447521b3b9be1975c7f1db9054bdf2ab779cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0bd226804f8e0098711042c93d64f3b720b36c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff4071c60018a668249dc6a2df7d16330543540e
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Sources
- CVE-2025-71224 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-71224 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5w3w-6qf9-5hqm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-71224 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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