CVE-2026-53098: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix use-after-free bugs in mt7915_mac_dump_work()

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2026-06-24 · updated 2026-09-14
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix use-after-free bugs in mt7915_mac_dump_work() When the mt7915 pci chip is detaching, the mt7915_crash_data is released in mt7915_coredump_unregister(). However, the work item dump_work may still be running or pending, leading to UAF bugs when the already freed crash_data is dereferenced again in mt7915_mac_dump_work(). The race condition can occur as follows: CPU 0 (removal path) | CPU 1 (workqueue) mt7915_pci_remove() | mt7915_sys_recovery_set() mt7915_unregister_device() | mt7915_reset() mt7915_coredump_unregister() | queue_work() vfree(dev->coredump.crash_data) | mt7915_mac_dump_work() | crash_data-> // UAF Fix this by ensuring dump_work is properly canceled before the crash_data is deallocated. Add cancel_work_sync() in mt7915_unregister_device() to synchronize with any pending or executing dump work.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.2 before 6.6.141; from 6.7 before 6.12.91; from 6.13 before 6.18.33; from 6.19 before 7.0.10 — fixed in 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 6.6.141, 7.0.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 6.6.141, 7.0.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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