Linux kernel mac80211 TDLS code accepts AP station as peer
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: 7 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Linux kernel versions from 3.2 contain a flaw in the mac80211 Wi-Fi TDLS code. The function ieee80211_tdls_oper() does not check that a station is a TDLS peer, so it can operate on the access point station. Removing that station, or later treating it as a TDLS peer, triggers kernel warnings.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: only operate on TDLS peers in the TDLS code ieee80211_tdls_oper() can operate on the AP station, which then yields various warnings when the AP station is removed then or at a later point in time after being confused for a TDLS peer. Always check that the station is a TDLS peer.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
The Linux kernel is fixed in versions 7.2.8 and 7.3. Red Hat rates this Low and lists no fix for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, which has no fix planned, and no fix available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9, and 10, and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 7.2.8, 7.3
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 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98332
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-5v23-w7xx-382w
- 2026-10-10 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-10 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98332 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98332 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5v23-w7xx-382w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98332 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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