Bug 2492268 (CVE-2026-53102) - CVE-2026-53102 kernel: wifi: mt76: Fix memory leak after mt76_connac_mcu_alloc_sta_req()
Summary: CVE-2026-53102 kernel: wifi: mt76: Fix memory leak after mt76_connac_mcu_allo...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53102
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-24 18:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-25 13:21 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-24 18:02:00 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mt76: Fix memory leak after mt76_connac_mcu_alloc_sta_req()

mt76_connac_mcu_alloc_sta_req() allocates an skb which is expected to
be freed eventually by mt76_mcu_skb_send_msg(). However, currently if
an intermediate function fails before sending, the allocated skb is
leaked.

Specifically, mt76_connac_mcu_sta_wed_update() and
mt76_connac_mcu_sta_key_tlv() may fail, leading to an immediate memory
leak in the error path.

Fix this by explicitly freeing the skb in these error paths.
Commit 7c0f63fe37a5 ("wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak on
mt7996_mcu_sta_key_tlv error") made a similar change.

Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool
and code review.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-25 13:16:42 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062412-CVE-2026-53102-14ff@gregkh/T


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