CVE-2026-23185

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk mlo_scan_start_wk is not canceled on disconnection. In fact, it is not canceled anywhere except in the restart cleanup, where we don't really have to. This can cause an init-after-queue issue: if, for example, the work was queued and then drv_change_interface got executed. This can also cause use-after-free: if the work is executed after the vif is freed.

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 3% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWEs

CWE-416, CWE-772

Published

2026-02-14

Modified

2026-10-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-21

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ff641011ab7fb63ea101251087745d9826e8ef5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9f52f052f4953fecd2190ae2dde3aa76d10962
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23185
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2439925
• https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-23185.json

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