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CVE-2026-68408— wifi: cfg80211: convert pmsr_free_wk to wiphy_work to fix deadlock

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 7.0版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于cfg80211的pmsr_free_wk工作队列与wiphy_lock锁处理不当，可能导致死锁。

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Affected Version Matrix 18

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux d32c07ef1880fe20cf4ab223dbfedc9c0b2816aa< 21512b5f7a74fd18c996c22e6854efe57d570816 affected
a1b7a843f12a0c3e9d3a2ca607ce451916ef42cf< 133684982dd0c24359fcc641d19d89cc17d6e5ef affected
6dccbc9f3e1d38565dff7730d2b7d1e8b16c9b09< 0a77d9fb4d5c0e01306cd406ffdee8f1fe955c0e affected
6dccbc9f3e1d38565dff7730d2b7d1e8b16c9b09< 2b0eab425e1f658d8fe1df7590e3b9af5959505e affected
28d3551f8d8cb3aec7497894d94150fe84d20e5e affected
37e776e2e0a523731e2470dce6d563f0e8632a40 affected
72b7ea786b8e570ae11149e9089859a4a8634a13 affected
6.12.78< 6.12.101 affected
… +10 more rows
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Vulnerability Title
wifi: cfg80211: convert pmsr_free_wk to wiphy_work to fix deadlock
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: convert pmsr_free_wk to wiphy_work to fix deadlock When a netlink socket that owns a PMSR session is closed, cfg80211_release_pmsr() clears the request's nl_portid and queues pmsr_free_wk to call cfg80211_pmsr_process_abort() asynchronously. If the interface tears down concurrently, cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() is called under wiphy_lock and calls cancel_work_sync(&pmsr_free_wk) to wait for any running work. The work function acquires wiphy_lock via guard(wiphy) before calling process_abort. This is a deadlock: wdev_down holds wiphy_lock and blocks inside cancel_work_sync(); pmsr_free_wk blocks trying to acquire that same wiphy_lock. Neither thread can proceed. The same deadlock is reachable from cfg80211_leave_locked(), which calls cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down() for all interface types under wiphy_lock. Fix this by converting pmsr_free_wk from a plain work_struct to a wiphy_work. The wiphy_work dispatcher holds wiphy_lock when running work items, so the explicit guard(wiphy) in the work function is no longer needed. wiphy_work_cancel() can be called safely while holding wiphy_lock - since wiphy_lock prevents the work from running concurrently, wiphy_work_cancel() never blocks, eliminating the deadlock. Remove the cancel_work_sync() for pmsr_free_wk from the NETDEV_GOING_DOWN handler. cfg80211_leave(), called unconditionally just before it, already cancels any pending work under wiphy_lock via wiphy_work_cancel() inside cfg80211_pmsr_wdev_down().
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 7.0版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于cfg80211的pmsr_free_wk工作队列与wiphy_lock锁处理不当，可能导致死锁。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux d32c07ef1880fe20cf4ab223dbfedc9c0b2816aa ~ 21512b5f7a74fd18c996c22e6854efe57d570816 -
Linux Linux 7.0 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-68408 (4)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-10 · 344 CVEs total

CVE-2026-68117 9.8 CRITICAL tipc: clear sock->sk on the failed-insert path in tipc_sk_create()
CVE-2026-68160 9.8 CRITICAL ceph: fix pre-auth out-of-bounds read on snaptrace in ceph_handle_caps()
CVE-2026-68161 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: close UDP tunnel sockets during netns teardown
CVE-2026-68123 9.8 CRITICAL openvswitch: fix GSO userspace truncation underflow
CVE-2026-68302 9.8 CRITICAL amt: re-read skb header pointers after every pull
CVE-2026-68381 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: pin conn during async oplock break notification
CVE-2026-68385 9.8 CRITICAL s390/checksum: Fix csum_partial() without vector facility
CVE-2026-68159 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: bound pg_{temp,upmap,upmap_items} length to CEPH_PG_MAX_SIZE
CVE-2026-68127 9.8 CRITICAL ila: reload IPv6 header after pskb_may_pull in checksum adjust
CVE-2026-68388 9.8 CRITICAL smb/client: handle overlapping allocated ranges in fallocate
CVE-2026-68144 9.8 CRITICAL phonet: pep: fix use-after-free in pep_get_sb()
CVE-2026-68137 9.8 CRITICAL net/x25: fix use-after-free in x25_kill_by_neigh()
CVE-2026-68136 9.8 CRITICAL net: gro: fix double aggregation of flush-marked skbs
CVE-2026-68170 9.8 CRITICAL mptcp: fix stale skb->sk reference on subflow close
CVE-2026-68426 9.8 CRITICAL xfrm: fix stale skb->prev after async crypto steals a GSO segment
CVE-2026-68156 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: refresh auth->authorizer_buf{,_len} after authorizer update
CVE-2026-68158 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: Fix multiplication overflow in decode_new_up_state_weight()
CVE-2026-68300 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: auth: verify auth requirement when auth_chunk is NULL
CVE-2026-68154 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: reject zero bucket types in crush_decode
CVE-2026-68124 9.6 CRITICAL mctp: serial: handle zero-length frames to prevent rx buffer overflow

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