CVE-2025-68182: wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link()

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-12-16 · updated 2026-10-15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link() This code frees "link" by calling kfree_rcu(link, rcu_head) and then it dereferences "link" to get the "link->fw_id". Save the "link->fw_id" first to avoid a potential use after free.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 6.15 — fixed in 6.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b4a239c9f94e1606435f1842fc6fd426d607dbb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77e67d5daaf155f7d0f99f4e797c4842169ec19e

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