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mt76: fix use-after-free by removing a non-RCU wcid pointer

Published Feb 26, 2025 · Updated Aug 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mt76: fix use-after-free by removing a non-RCU wcid pointer

Fixes an issue caught by KASAN about use-after-free in mt76_txq_schedule
by protecting mtxq->wcid with rcu_lock between mt76_txq_schedule and
sta_info_[alloc, free].

[18853.876689] ==================================================================
[18853.876751] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in mt76_txq_schedule+0x204/0xaf8 [mt76]
[18853.876773] Read of size 8 at addr ffffffaf989a2138 by task mt76-tx phy0/883
[18853.876786]
[18853.876810] CPU: 5 PID: 883 Comm: mt76-tx phy0 Not tainted 5.10.100-fix-510-56778d365941-kasan #5 0b01fbbcf41a530f52043508fec2e31a4215

[18853.876840] Call trace:
[18853.876861] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x3ec
[18853.876878] show_stack+0x20/0x2c
[18853.876899] dump_stack+0x11c/0x1ac
[18853.876918] print_address_description+0x74/0x514
[18853.876934] kasan_report+0x134/0x174
[18853.876948] __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x44/0x50
[18853.876976] mt76_txq_schedule+0x204/0xaf8 [mt76 074e03e4640e97fe7405ee1fab547b81c4fa45d2]
[18853.877002] mt76_txq_schedule_all+0x2c/0x48 [mt76 074e03e4640e97fe7405ee1fab547b81c4fa45d2]
[18853.877030] mt7921_tx_worker+0xa0/0x1cc [mt7921_common f0875ebac9d7b4754e1010549e7db50fbd90a047]
[18853.877054] __mt76_worker_fn+0x190/0x22c [mt76 074e03e4640e97fe7405ee1fab547b81c4fa45d2]
[18853.877071] kthread+0x2f8/0x3b8
[18853.877087] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x30
[18853.877098]
[18853.877112] Allocated by task 941:
[18853.877131] kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x68
[18853.877147] __kasan_kmalloc+0xd4/0xfc
[18853.877163] kasan_kmalloc+0x10/0x1c
[18853.877177] __kmalloc+0x264/0x3c4
[18853.877294] sta_info_alloc+0x460/0xf88 [mac80211]
[18853.877410] ieee80211_prep_connection+0x204/0x1ee0 [mac80211]
[18853.877523] ieee80211_mgd_auth+0x6c4/0xa4c [mac80211]
[18853.877635] ieee80211_auth+0x20/0x2c [mac80211]
[18853.877733] rdev_auth+0x7c/0x438 [cfg80211]
[18853.877826] cfg80211_mlme_auth+0x26c/0x390 [cfg80211]
[18853.877919] nl80211_authenticate+0x6d4/0x904 [cfg80211]
[18853.877938] genl_rcv_msg+0x748/0x93c
[18853.877954] netlink_rcv_skb+0x160/0x2a8
[18853.877969] genl_rcv+0x3c/0x54
[18853.877985] netlink_unicast_kernel+0x104/0x1ec
[18853.877999] netlink_unicast+0x178/0x268
[18853.878015] netlink_sendmsg+0x3cc/0x5f0
[18853.878030] sock_sendmsg+0xb4/0xd8
[18853.878043] ____sys_sendmsg+0x2f8/0x53c
[18853.878058] ___sys_sendmsg+0xe8/0x150
[18853.878071] __sys_sendmsg+0xc4/0x1f4
[18853.878087] __arm64_compat_sys_sendmsg+0x88/0x9c
[18853.878101] el0_svc_common+0x1b4/0x390
[18853.878115] do_el0_svc_compat+0x8c/0xdc
[18853.878131] el0_svc_compat+0x10/0x1c
[18853.878146] el0_sync_compat_handler+0xa8/0xcc
[18853.878161] el0_sync_compat+0x188/0x1c0
[18853.878171]
[18853.878183] Freed by task 10927:
[18853.878200] kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x68
[18853.878215] kasan_set_track+0x28/0x3c
[18853.878228] kasan_set_free_info+0x24/0x48
[18853.878244] __kasan_slab_free+0x11c/0x154
[18853.878259] kasan_slab_free+0x14/0x24
[18853.878273] slab_free_freelist_hook+0xac/0x1b0
[18853.878287] kfree+0x104/0x390
[18853.878402] sta_info_free+0x198/0x210 [mac80211]
[18853.878515] __sta_info_destroy_part2+0x230/0x2d4 [mac80211]
[18853.878628] __sta_info_flush+0x300/0x37c [mac80211]
[18853.878740] ieee80211_set_disassoc+0x2cc/0xa7c [mac80211]
[18853.878851] ieee80211_mgd_deauth+0x4a4/0x10a0 [mac80211]
[18853.878962] ieee80211_deauth+0x20/0x2c [mac80211]
[18853.879057] rdev_deauth+0x7c/0x438 [cfg80211]
[18853.879150] cfg80211_mlme_deauth+0x274/0x414 [cfg80211]
[18853.879243] cfg80211_mlme_down+0xe4/0x118 [cfg80211]
[18853.879335] cfg80211_disconnect+0x218/0x2d8 [cfg80211]
[18853.879427] __cfg80211_leave+0x17c/0x240 [cfg80211]
[18853.879519] cfg80211_leave+0x3c/0x58 [cfg80211]
[18853.879611] wiphy_suspend+0xdc/0x200 [cfg80211]
[18853.879628] dpm_run_callback+0x58/0x408
[18853.879642] __device_suspend+0x4cc/0x864
[18853.879658] async_suspend+0x34/0xf4
[18
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Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.2 5.15.58

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.18.5-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.18.5-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.18.5-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-50.56 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1021.25 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1021.26 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1024.30.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1019.25 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1017.20 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1004.6 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1015.17 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1017.22 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1019.23 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1015.15 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1019.24 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1016.18 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1021.25~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1021.26~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1021.28~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-50.56~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1017.22~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1022.26~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1022.22 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +10 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 +6 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:2458
RHEL 9 perf +48 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:2458
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:2951
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.0 E4S kernel-rt +12 5.14.0-70.134.1.rt21.206.el9_0 RHSA-2025:9493
RHEL 9.0 E4S perf +28 5.14.0-70.134.1.el9_0 RHSA-2025:9494
RHEL 8.6 TUS perf +17 4.18.0-372.149.1.el8_6 RHSA-2025:9498
RHEL 8.6 E4S perf +25 4.18.0-372.149.1.el8_6 RHSA-2025:9498
RHEL 8.6 AUS perf +17 4.18.0-372.149.1.el8_6 RHSA-2025:9498
RHEL 8.4 EUS Long Life perf +17 4.18.0-305.162.1.el8_4 RHSA-2025:10828
RHEL 8.4 AUS perf +17 4.18.0-305.162.1.el8_4 RHSA-2025:10828
RHEL 8.2 AUS perf +17 4.18.0-193.156.1.el8_2 RHSA-2025:10179
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
Show 11 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_38 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1

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