CVE-2026-98195 json
wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation
published last mo. modified 24d ago also EUVD-2026-93123
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation
On the error path of __il4965_up(), il_dealloc_bcast_stations() clears only IL_STA_UCODE_ACTIVE, leaving IL_STA_BCAST set. This causes the same broadcast stations to be deallocated again by __il4965_down().
This can occur when RF_KILL is toggled during driver startup.
To fix clear the entire 'used' field, since we will not do any other operations on the station.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 7.3
- linux Debian 12 6.1.190-1
- linux Debian 13 6.12.113-1
- linux Debian 14 7.2.8-1
- linux-6.12 Debian 12 6.12.113-1~deb12u1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98195
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-202.212
- linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-149.149
- linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1119.126
- linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1069.74
- linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.17
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1120.130
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1073.81
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98195
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- kernel-source Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-default Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1.159998.21.42
- kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:24550-1SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1
- kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.2.10-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12131-1
- kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.158.1-1
azure linux advisories AZL-106170
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/275d474a4b4bd4e73b18b1452f12e78806a8843a commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/526fdd45548e22eee50ee1062abd88269d9f32e0 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9a116d691364cd7f59d8329b395adcaf826d5c6 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/85d847ff71fe736cbc15ada321256818e630e205 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d84c2a3de449aceb94ed79eaefecdf1bedb6468 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/55d34422c0d91436983028fd3c1546a1c2bee55f commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9176fe666af1730cab92350f9c8cf67ebf14439 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5526b780f8b297a76030410b96ba29153afb98f commit
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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-98195 updated cvss 5.5
kernel: wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9not affected: vulnerable code not present
+1 more productsfewer
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
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Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/275d474a4b4bd4e73b18b1452f12e78806a8843a
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/526fdd45548e22eee50ee1062abd88269d9f32e0
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/c9a116d691364cd7f59d8329b395adcaf826d5c6
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/85d847ff71fe736cbc15ada321256818e630e205
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/1d84c2a3de449aceb94ed79eaefecdf1bedb6468
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/55d34422c0d91436983028fd3c1546a1c2bee55f
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/a9176fe666af1730cab92350f9c8cf67ebf14439
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/b5526b780f8b297a76030410b96ba29153afb98f
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-98195
- NVD CVE-2026-98195
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