Bug 2532372 (CVE-2026-89523)

Summary: CVE-2026-89523 kernel: wifi: mt76: mt7925: cancel pending mlo_pm_work
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's MediaTek mt7925 Wi-Fi driver. When the device is reset, suspended, or unregistered, a pending work item (`mlo_pm_work`) can continue to execute. This can lead to the work item accessing memory that has already been freed (a use-after-free vulnerability) or sending commands to unavailable firmware. The most significant consequence is a denial of service, which can cause system instability or crashes.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 22:37:17 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mt76: mt7925: cancel pending mlo_pm_work

If the device is reset, suspended or unregistered within that window,
the pending work can still run and access vif/bss data that may already
be freed, or send MCU commands while the firmware is not available.

Add cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->mlo_pm_work) in all relevant teardown
and suspend paths:

 - mt7925_mac_reset_work()        (chip reset recovery)
 - mt7925e_unregister_device()    (PCIe unbind)
 - mt7925_pci_suspend()           (PCIe bus suspend)
 - mt7925_suspend()               (mac80211 suspend)
 - mt7925u_suspend()              (USB bus / runtime suspend)

This ensures the work is stopped before the device state becomes
invalid.