Bug 2536802 (CVE-2026-90368)

Summary:	CVE-2026-90368 kernel: wifi: mt76: mt7915: unwind state on add_interface failure
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	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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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Wi-Fi driver (`mt76: mt7915`) of the Linux kernel. Improper error handling during the addition of a new Wi-Fi interface can lead to the permanent leakage of system resources and a stale pointer dereference. This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to cause system instability or a denial of service (DoS) by triggering the interface addition failure.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 19:34:55 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mt76: mt7915: unwind state on add_interface failure

When mt76_wcid_alloc() fails, mt7915_add_interface() returned without
clearing the vif_mask/omac_mask bits it had already set, without removing
the firmware dev info added earlier, and without clearing a monitor_vif
pointer to the vif mac80211 is about to free. mac80211 does not call
remove_interface() for a failed add, so the indices and firmware dev
entry leaked permanently and testmode could dereference the stale
monitor_vif. Add a proper error unwind.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-22 08:21:19 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-90368.mbox