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TI-2026-48187 Aliases CVE-2026-68408GHSA-x755-7343-mr27

wifi: cfg80211: convert pmsr_free_wk to wiphy_work to fix deadlock

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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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: 3 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: cfg80211: convert pmsr_free_wk to wiphy_work to fix deadlock When a netlink socket that owns a PMSR session is closed, cfg80211_release_pmsr() clears the request's nl_portid and queues pmsr_free_wk to call cfg80211_pmsr_process_abort() asynchronously. If the interface tears down concurrently, cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() is called under wiphy_lock and calls cancel_work_sync(&pmsr_free_wk) to wait for any running work. The work function acquires wiphy_lock via guard(wiphy) before calling process_abort. This is a deadlock: wdev_down holds wiphy_lock and blocks inside cancel_work_sync(); pmsr_free_wk blocks trying to acquire that same wiphy_lock. Neither thread can proceed. The same deadlock is reachable from cfg80211_leave_locked(), which calls cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() for all interface types under wiphy_lock. Fix this by converting pmsr_free_wk from a plain work_struct to a wiphy_work. The wiphy_work dispatcher holds wiphy_lock when running work items, so the explicit guard(wiphy) in the work function is no longer needed. wiphy_work_cancel() can be called safely while holding wiphy_lock - since wiphy_lock prevents the work from running concurrently, wiphy_work_cancel() never blocks, eliminating the deadlock. Remove the cancel_work_sync() for pmsr_free_wk from the NETDEV_GOING_DOWN handler. cfg80211_leave(), called unconditionally just before it, already cancels any pending work under wiphy_lock via wiphy_work_cancel() inside cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down().

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00173 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.101 +4Red Hat: 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.1.167 to before 6.1.191; 6.6.130 to before 6.6.160; 6.12.78 to before 6.12.101; 6.18.20 to before 6.18.42; 6.19.10 to before 6.206.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 6.20Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux7.0 and later6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1.167 to before 6.1.191; 6.6.130 to before 6.6.160; 6.12.78 to before 6.12.101; 6.18.20 to before 6.18.42; 6.19.10 to before 6.20 Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 6.20 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 7.0 and later Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 6.20
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 3 products
  • 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-2026-68408
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x755-7343-mr27
  3. 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@30c67926d41c456809857976cd3cd71b2290e0c1, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  4. 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
  5. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@efe47df4de5e3e19b0670c5f2f67bdc4c9dc02af · CNA
  7. 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA

References

  • 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-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel 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
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