Bug 2555049 (CVE-2026-98705) - CVE-2026-98705 kernel: wifi: mac80211: account proxy paths against the mesh path limit
Summary: CVE-2026-98705 kernel: wifi: mac80211: account proxy paths against the mesh p...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98705
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-18 15:51 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-22 09:57 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:51:35 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211: account proxy paths against the mesh path limit

Proxy-path churn can drive the interface path counter negative and let
later mesh path additions exceed MESH_MAX_MPATHS.

mesh_path_free_rcu() decrements the interface mpaths counter for entries
from both the mesh and proxy path tables, but mpp_path_add() never
reserves a slot in that counter. Removing or expiring a proxy path
therefore returns a slot that was never charged.

mesh_path_add() uses the same counter to enforce MESH_MAX_MPATHS, so once
it falls below the number of installed paths the limit no longer holds.

Reserve the shared quota before allocating a proxy path and release it on
every unsuccessful addition. Mesh and proxy paths now share one
1024-entry budget, so mpp_path_add() can return -ENOSPC at that limit.


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