Bug 2492416 (CVE-2026-53097) - CVE-2026-53097 kernel: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix use-after-free bugs in mt7996_mac_dump_work()
Summary: CVE-2026-53097 kernel: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix use-after-free bugs in mt7996_...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53097
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-24 18:11 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-24 19:38 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-24 18:11:00 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix use-after-free bugs in mt7996_mac_dump_work()

When the mt7996 pci chip is detaching, the mt7996_crash_data is
released in mt7996_coredump_unregister(). However, the work item
dump_work may still be running or pending, leading to UAF bugs
when the already freed crash_data is dereferenced again in
mt7996_mac_dump_work().

The race condition can occur as follows:

CPU 0 (removal path)               | CPU 1 (workqueue)
mt7996_pci_remove()                | mt7996_sys_recovery_set()
 mt7996_unregister_device()        |  mt7996_reset()
  mt7996_coredump_unregister()     |   queue_work()
   vfree(dev->coredump.crash_data) | mt7996_mac_dump_work()
                                   |  crash_data-> // UAF

Fix this by ensuring dump_work is properly canceled before
the crash_data is deallocated. Add cancel_work_sync() in
mt7996_unregister_device() to synchronize with any pending
or executing dump work.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-24 19:35:17 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062410-CVE-2026-53097-a43d@gregkh/T


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