{"cve":"CVE-2026-98333","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-06T09:18:25.780","modified":"2026-10-19T10:18:35.513","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: reset the LED state when ifup fails\n\nWhen the first interface comes up, the radio LED is turned on. This can\nstart the TPT trigger timer, which continues running.\n\nBut if bringing up the interface fails then the timer keeps running and\nwon't be stopped by anything, eventually it can be freed:\n\n  ODEBUG: free active (active state 0) object: ffff888127e12130 object type: timer_list hint: tpt_trig_timer+0x0/0x300 net/mac80211/led.c:145\n  WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5923 at lib/debugobjects.c:612 debug_print_object+0x1a2/0x2b0\n   debug_check_no_obj_freed+0x4b7/0x600 lib/debugobjects.c:1129\n   kfree+0x436/0x670 mm/slub.c:6818\n   ieee80211_led_exit+0x162/0x1c0 net/mac80211/led.c:210\n   ieee80211_unregister_hw+0x27e/0x3a0 net/mac80211/main.c:1706\n   rt2x00lib_remove_dev+0x55b/0x670\n\nUndo the LED state in the error path.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78183e8331958fda11cd2b6850bb424a9747c4b2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de6f9561db572df86d65c05545eb2397313bb8a5"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:57:46.668721662+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98333","score":0.00162,"percentile":0.05372,"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."]}