Bug 2482608 (CVE-2026-46125) - CVE-2026-46125 kernel: wifi: mac80211: remove station if connection prep fails
Summary: CVE-2026-46125 kernel: wifi: mac80211: remove station if connection prep fails
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-46125
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-05-28 11:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-15 16:23 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:26427 0 None None None 2026-06-16 18:55:38 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:26428 0 None None None 2026-06-16 18:29:43 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:26462 0 None None None 2026-06-17 01:14:06 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:26515 0 None None None 2026-06-17 06:33:42 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:26563 0 None None None 2026-06-17 11:58:42 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:27288 0 None None None 2026-06-19 23:22:03 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:27708 0 None None None 2026-06-22 05:56:07 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:27731 0 None None None 2026-06-22 05:04:23 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:27735 0 None None None 2026-06-22 06:02:15 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:27789 0 None None None 2026-06-22 08:29:09 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-28 11:05:36 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211: remove station if connection prep fails

If connection preparation fails for MLO connections, then the
interface is completely reset to non-MLD. In this case, we must
not keep the station since it's related to the link of the vif
being removed. Delete an existing station. Any "new_sta" is
already being removed, so that doesn't need changes.

This fixes a use-after-free/double-free in debugfs if that's
enabled, because a vif going from MLD (and to MLD, but that's
not relevant here) recreates its entire debugfs.

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-16 18:29:42 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:26428 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26428

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-16 18:55:37 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:26427 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26427

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-17 01:14:06 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:26462 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26462

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-17 06:33:41 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:26515 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26515

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-17 11:58:41 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:26563 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26563

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-19 23:22:02 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:27288 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27288

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-22 05:04:21 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:27731 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27731

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-22 05:56:06 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:27708 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27708

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-22 06:02:14 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:27735 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27735

Comment 15 Rohit Keshri 2026-06-22 07:22:40 UTC
Attack Scenarios

  Attack Vector:
  - Access Required: Local access, primarily through debugfs interface (default path: /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy*/stations)
  - Privilege Level: Typically requires root access (debugfs default permissions)
  - Trigger Method: Reading debugfs files after forcing a failed MLO association

  Exploitation Impact:
  1. Minimum Impact: Kernel panic causing denial of service
  2. Maximum Impact: With heap grooming techniques, an attacker could overwrite a freed object with controlled data and hijack kernel execution flow, achieving privilege
  escalation to ring 0 (full kernel privileges)

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-22 08:29:08 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:27789 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27789


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