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TI-2026-45739 Aliases CVE-2026-64175GHSA-6wqh-xprc-m65r

wifi: iwlwifi: mld: stop TX during firmware restart

Priority LOW 39CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mld: stop TX during firmware restart When iwlwifi firmware crashes (e.g., NMI_INTERRUPT_UNKNOWN on Intel BE201/Wi-Fi 7), iwl_mld_nic_error() sets mld->fw_status.in_hw_restart to true. However, iwl_mld_tx_from_txq() does not check this flag before dequeuing frames from mac80211 and pushing them to the transport layer. Since the firmware is dead, iwl_trans_tx() returns -EIO for each frame, which then gets freed immediately. Under high-throughput conditions (e.g., Tailscale UDP traffic or active SSH sessions), this creates a tight dequeue-send-fail-free loop that wastes CPU cycles and generates rapid skb allocation churn, leading to memory pressure from slab fragmentation. The RX path already has this guard (iwl_mld_rx_mpdu checks in_hw_restart at rx.c:1906), and so does the TXQ allocation worker (iwl_mld_add_txqs_wk at tx.c:156). Add the same guard to iwl_mld_tx_from_txq() to stop all TX during firmware restart. Frames left in mac80211's TXQs are naturally drained after restart completes, when queue reallocation triggers iwl_mld_tx_from_txq() via iwl_mld_add_txq_list(), or when new upper-layer traffic invokes wake_tx_queue. Tested on ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3405CA with Intel BE201 (Wi-Fi 7) on kernel 6.19.5 where the firmware crashes approximately every 10-15 minutes under Tailscale traffic.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0046 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.18.34, 7.0.11, 7.1Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.15 and later6.18.34, 7.0.11, 7.1Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.15 and later Fixed in 6.18.34, 7.0.11, 7.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.15 to before 6.18.34; 6.19 to before 7.0.11VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 rc4VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 to before 6.18.34; 6.19 to before 7.0.11 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.34, 7.0.11, 7.1

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:68570 Released 2026-09-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8 +28
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, libperf-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8 +9
  • RHSA-2026:68507 Released 2026-09-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2, libperf-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:68507
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:68570
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:68507
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:68570
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:68507
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:68570
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:68507
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:68570
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:68507
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:68570
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64175
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6wqh-xprc-m65r
  3. 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-19 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  6. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 3

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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