CVE-2026-68198

wifi: ath6kl: fix use-after-free in aggr_reset_state()

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 06:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: fix use-after-free in aggr_reset_state() The aggr_reset_state() function uses timer_delete() (non-synchronous) for the aggregation timer before proceeding to delete TID state and before the structure is freed by callers like aggr_module_destroy(). If the timer callback (aggr_timeout) is executing when aggr_reset_state() is called, the callback will continue to access aggr_conn fields like rx_tid[] and stat[] which may be freed immediately after by kfree(aggr_info->aggr_conn) in aggr_module_destroy(). Additionally, the timer callback can re-arm itself via mod_timer() while aggr_reset_state() is running, creating a more complex race condition. Use timer_delete_sync() instead to ensure any running timer callback has completed before returning.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.2bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4
Vendor states this is fixed in 17ff29cd8dbc977c97788a5f7c011ec807b58242 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 18965470d41e69d3fc10eb62afae29d10f4cdfd1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2132a6db05846dd2318857d00e0c1291f9e41b29 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 64af6534a085f49d6ed33338a19ab9cf0d0523c9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a1bac650b2d6b1baab1f3e78e2e007a6e2948dde (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a3313111b5d9046af60b370c93eec105b27380c1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b5d618fd61b9069b4c0a6b487022dd3117ad5acc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ba7debb4dd6427386862220e8335a53a4bfc235d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.266 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.217 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.184 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.103 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.151 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-416

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