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FKIE_CVE-2026-89523

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-11 20:19 - Updated: 2026-09-13 07:17

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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.

References

	URL	Tags
	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2889e84282dda147f10b10d94cf0efd90a349c53
	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5be6d02837d418bc6c805b5cab1b338de6de9ca7
	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e073f2fbfd34d22099a50d96f60990799753e2

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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            "drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mac.c",
            "drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/main.c",
            "drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/pci.c",
            "drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/usb.c"
          ],
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            "drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/main.c",
            "drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/pci.c",
            "drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/usb.c"
          ],
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    }
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    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mt76: mt7925: cancel pending mlo_pm_work\n\nIf the device is reset, suspended or unregistered within that window,\nthe pending work can still run and access vif/bss data that may already\nbe freed, or send MCU commands while the firmware is not available.\n\nAdd cancel_delayed_work_sync(\u0026dev-\u003emlo_pm_work) in all relevant teardown\nand suspend paths:\n\n - mt7925_mac_reset_work()        (chip reset recovery)\n - mt7925e_unregister_device()    (PCIe unbind)\n - mt7925_pci_suspend()           (PCIe bus suspend)\n - mt7925_suspend()               (mac80211 suspend)\n - mt7925u_suspend()              (USB bus / runtime suspend)\n\nThis ensures the work is stopped before the device state becomes\ninvalid."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-89523",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-13T07:17:14.697",
  "metrics": {
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        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
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          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "impactScore": 5.9,
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        "type": "Secondary"
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    },
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}

CVE-2026-89523 (GCVE-0-2026-89523)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-11 19:44 – Updated: 2026-09-13 06:30

Title

wifi: mt76: mt7925: cancel pending mlo_pm_work

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Assigner

Linux mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5be6d02837d418bc6…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e073f2fbfd34d22…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2889e84282dda147f…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: 276a568832577c81ec90b62dc506bbdc3781ca46 , < 5be6d02837d418bc6c805b5cab1b338de6de9ca7 (git) Affected: 276a568832577c81ec90b62dc506bbdc3781ca46 , < c5e073f2fbfd34d22099a50d96f60990799753e2 (git) Affected: 276a568832577c81ec90b62dc506bbdc3781ca46 , < 2889e84282dda147f10b10d94cf0efd90a349c53 (git) Affected: 74eb79258bfd5f2ffe6d26a09c898992b2afa1ce (git) Affected: 6.14.3 , < 6.15 (semver)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 6.15 Unaffected: 0 , < 6.15 (semver) Unaffected: 6.18.50 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.2.4 , ≤ 7.2.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.3-rc1 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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            "drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/pci.c",
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          ],
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