CVE-2026-46152
wifi: mac80211: drop stray 'static' from fast-RX rx_result
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: drop stray 'static' from fast-RX rx_result ieee80211_invoke_fast_rx() is documented as safe for parallel RX, but its per-invocation rx_result is declared static. Concurrent callers then share one instance and can overwrite each other's result between ieee80211_rx_mesh_data() and the switch on res. That can make a packet that was queued or consumed by ieee80211_rx_mesh_data() fall through into ieee80211_rx_8023(), or make a packet that should continue return as queued. Make res an automatic variable so each invocation keeps its own result.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03584528bfffb195e384698af9148b94e42e3f14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1739fc31b4de06c5c78ce0741182770fb079091e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e131562d6f2b958148c35c98831b007f47f0e3d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ef44f96ccc3e06e059dec57842e366f0c4b1893
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a5b81e0c87a075afd572f659d8eb68c9c4cd2ba
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