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.
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.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4841-1 | linux security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6568-1 | linux security update |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
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 |
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| Metrics |
threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-665 |
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| 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 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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Projects
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-19T09:19:15.873Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.348Z
Link: CVE-2026-98422
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:53.737
Modified: 2026-10-19T10:18:47.790
Link: CVE-2026-98422
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-19T22:00:06Z
Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA