{"cve":"CVE-2026-68198","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-10T13:20:07.277","modified":"2026-10-19T18:17:08.517","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath6kl: fix use-after-free in aggr_reset_state()\n\nThe aggr_reset_state() function uses timer_delete() (non-synchronous)\nfor the aggregation timer before proceeding to delete TID state and\nbefore the structure is freed by callers like aggr_module_destroy().\n\nIf the timer callback (aggr_timeout) is executing when aggr_reset_state()\nis called, the callback will continue to access aggr_conn fields like\nrx_tid[] and stat[] which may be freed immediately after by\nkfree(aggr_info->aggr_conn) in aggr_module_destroy().\n\nAdditionally, the timer callback can re-arm itself via mod_timer() while\naggr_reset_state() is running, creating a more complex race condition.\n\nUse timer_delete_sync() instead to ensure any running timer callback\nhas completed before returning.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17ff29cd8dbc977c97788a5f7c011ec807b58242","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18965470d41e69d3fc10eb62afae29d10f4cdfd1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2132a6db05846dd2318857d00e0c1291f9e41b29","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64af6534a085f49d6ed33338a19ab9cf0d0523c9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bac650b2d6b1baab1f3e78e2e007a6e2948dde"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:47:54.990491175+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-68198","score":0.00275,"percentile":0.19657,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}