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

wifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset

mt7996_mac_reset_vif_iter() queues non-default vif links for kfree_rcu
while dev->wcid[] still holds pointers to the wcid embedded in each
freed link; mt76_reset_device() then dereferences those entries and
runs mt76_wcid_cleanup() on them. If a grace period elapses in between,
the cleanup operates on freed memory.

Run mt76_reset_device() first, so the wcid entries are cleaned up and
cleared while the links are still valid.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9019-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9020-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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History

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset mt7996_mac_reset_vif_iter() queues non-default vif links for kfree_rcu while dev->wcid[] still holds pointers to the wcid embedded in each freed link; mt76_reset_device() then dereferences those entries and runs mt76_wcid_cleanup() on them. If a grace period elapses in between, the cleanup operates on freed memory. Run mt76_reset_device() first, so the wcid entries are cleaned up and cleared while the links are still valid.
Title wifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T09:02:12.676Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.806Z

Link: CVE-2026-90356

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:34.480

Modified: 2026-10-19T09:19:29.593

Link: CVE-2026-90356

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Updated: 2026-09-19T07:30:16Z

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