CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-90344

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel's mac80211 subsystem there is an erroneous handling of channel zero during CSA (Channel Switch Announcement) parsing. The refactor incorrectly equated channel zero with no information, so an AP advertising a switch to invalid channel 0 did not trigger a disconnect, which could lead to firmware crashes on some Intel devices.

Risk Assessment

Lack of disconnection on invalid CSA can lead to firmware crashes, destabilizing the connection and requiring interface reset.

Recommendation

Apply a kernel patch that uses an int type for channel number and opclass, and a negative value to indicate absence of information.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: disconnect on CSA to channel 0 The refactor for the CSA parsing erroneously equates channel zero and no information present, leading it to ignore a CSA on an AP that advertises a switch to that (invalid) channel. This leads to not disconnecting, which we should. For Intel devices, this can lead to a firmware crash. Fix this by using an int type for the channel number as well as the opclass, and using a (negative) value that cannot be encoded in the element to indicate it's not present.

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