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

wifi: mac80211: reset the AP_VLAN tailroom counter on ifdown

On ifup, AP_VLAN interfaces get crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt from
the AP interface, but it's never decremented again unless the AP is
also brought down. Thus, bringing the same AP_VLAN up again will
increment the counter again and eventually hit the sanity check:

WARN_ON_ONCE(sdata->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt !=
master->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt);

Reset it on ifdown to avoid that.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4841-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6568-1 linux security update
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-665

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-617
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-665

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: reset the AP_VLAN tailroom counter on ifdown On ifup, AP_VLAN interfaces get crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt from the AP interface, but it's never decremented again unless the AP is also brought down. Thus, bringing the same AP_VLAN up again will increment the counter again and eventually hit the sanity check: WARN_ON_ONCE(sdata->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt != master->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt); Reset it on ifdown to avoid that.
Title wifi: mac80211: reset the AP_VLAN tailroom counter on ifdown
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T09:19:15.873Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.348Z

Link: CVE-2026-98422

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:53.737

Modified: 2026-10-19T10:18:47.790

Link: CVE-2026-98422

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-98422 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T22:00:06Z

Weaknesses