Bug 2546498 (CVE-2026-98194) - CVE-2026-98194 kernel: wifi: libertas_tf: fix UAF in lbtf_free_adapter()
Summary: CVE-2026-98194 kernel: wifi: libertas_tf: fix UAF in lbtf_free_adapter()
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98194
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 09:34 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-08 17:44 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-06 09:34:11 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: libertas_tf: fix UAF in lbtf_free_adapter()

lbtf_free_adapter() calls lbtf_free_cmd_buffer() to free the command
buffers before calling timer_delete_sync() to wait for the command
timer callback.  If the timer callback (command_timer_fn) is already
running when lbtf_free_cmd_buffer() frees the command array, the
callback dereferences priv->cur_cmd->cmdbuf which points to freed
memory.

Swap the order so that timer_delete_sync() runs first, ensuring any
in-flight callback has completed before the command buffers are freed.


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