CVE-2026-23336

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416 Use After Free
Publication date:
25/03/2026
Last modified:
23/04/2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br /> <br /> wifi: cfg80211: cancel rfkill_block work in wiphy_unregister()<br /> <br /> There is a use-after-free error in cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces found<br /> by syzkaller:<br /> <br /> BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces+0x213/0x220<br /> Read of size 8 at addr ffff888112a78d98 by task kworker/0:5/5326<br /> CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5326 Comm: kworker/0:5 Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2 #2 PREEMPT(voluntary)<br /> Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014<br /> Workqueue: events cfg80211_rfkill_block_work<br /> Call Trace:<br /> <br /> dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0<br /> print_report+0xcd/0x630<br /> kasan_report+0xe0/0x110<br /> cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces+0x213/0x220<br /> cfg80211_rfkill_block_work+0x1e/0x30<br /> process_one_work+0x9cf/0x1b70<br /> worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10<br /> kthread+0x3c5/0x780<br /> ret_from_fork+0x56d/0x700<br /> ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30<br /> <br /> <br /> The problem arises due to the rfkill_block work is not cancelled when wiphy<br /> is being unregistered. In order to fix the issue cancel the corresponding<br /> work in wiphy_unregister().<br /> <br /> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.6.31.1 (including) 5.10.253 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.11 (including) 5.15.203 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.16 (including) 6.1.167 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.2 (including) 6.6.130 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.7 (including) 6.12.77 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.13 (including) 6.18.17 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.19 (including) 6.19.7 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*