Bug 2552230 (CVE-2026-98422) - CVE-2026-98422 kernel: wifi: mac80211: reset the AP_VLAN tailroom counter on ifdown
Summary: CVE-2026-98422 kernel: wifi: mac80211: reset the AP_VLAN tailroom counter on ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98422
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-14 13:53 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-15 08:51 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-14 13:53:25 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211: reset the AP_VLAN tailroom counter on ifdown

On ifup, AP_VLAN interfaces get crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt from
the AP interface, but it's never decremented again unless the AP is
also brought down. Thus, bringing the same AP_VLAN up again will
increment the counter again and eventually hit the sanity check:

  WARN_ON_ONCE(sdata->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt !=
               master->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt);

Reset it on ifdown to avoid that.


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