Bug 2513182 (CVE-2026-68198) - CVE-2026-68198 kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in ath6kl Wi-Fi driver leading to denial of service
Summary: CVE-2026-68198 kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in ath6kl Wi-Fi driver le...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-68198
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-10 12:23 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-17 11:36 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:23:41 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: ath6kl: fix use-after-free in aggr_reset_state()

The aggr_reset_state() function uses timer_delete() (non-synchronous)
for the aggregation timer before proceeding to delete TID state and
before the structure is freed by callers like aggr_module_destroy().

If the timer callback (aggr_timeout) is executing when aggr_reset_state()
is called, the callback will continue to access aggr_conn fields like
rx_tid[] and stat[] which may be freed immediately after by
kfree(aggr_info->aggr_conn) in aggr_module_destroy().

Additionally, the timer callback can re-arm itself via mod_timer() while
aggr_reset_state() is running, creating a more complex race condition.

Use timer_delete_sync() instead to ensure any running timer callback
has completed before returning.


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