CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-89523

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's mt76 wifi driver (mt7925), the pending mlo_pm_work is not cancelled in reset, suspend, and unregister paths. If the device is reset, suspended, or unregistered within that window, the pending work can still run and access already freed vif/bss data or send MCU commands while the firmware is unavailable.

Risk Assessment

This can cause a use-after-free or kernel fault, leading to system crash (denial of service) or potentially kernel code execution.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that adds cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->mlo_pm_work) in all relevant teardown and suspend paths. Until then, avoid frequent resets/suspends of mt7925 devices.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: cancel pending mlo_pm_work If the device is reset, suspended or unregistered within that window, the pending work can still run and access vif/bss data that may already be freed, or send MCU commands while the firmware is not available. Add cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->mlo_pm_work) in all relevant teardown and suspend paths: - mt7925_mac_reset_work() (chip reset recovery) - mt7925e_unregister_device() (PCIe unbind) - mt7925_pci_suspend() (PCIe bus suspend) - mt7925_suspend() (mac80211 suspend) - mt7925u_suspend() (USB bus / runtime suspend) This ensures the work is stopped before the device state becomes invalid.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS