Bug 2546435 (CVE-2026-98195) - CVE-2026-98195 kernel: wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation
Summary: CVE-2026-98195 kernel: wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98195
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2026-10-06 09:20 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-08 17:50 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-06 09:20:25 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation

On the error path of __il4965_up(), il_dealloc_bcast_stations() clears
only IL_STA_UCODE_ACTIVE, leaving IL_STA_BCAST set. This causes the
same broadcast stations to be deallocated again by __il4965_down().

This can occur when RF_KILL is toggled during driver startup.

To fix clear the entire 'used' field, since we will not do any
other operations on the station.


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