mt7996_mac_dump_work() · wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix use-after-free bugs
Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in c8f62f73bbced3a79894655bdb0b625462d956fc : patch Microsoft soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in c8f62f73bbced3a79894655bdb0b625462d956fc, aa4a31cd89f4fde5043ac613fe0e27014a60a60b, 180182a3f23ff79430a32ca2c4c1885368ceab48 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix use-after-free bugs in mt7996_mac_dump_work() When the mt7996 pci chip is detaching, the mt7996_crash_data is released in mt7996_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 mt7996_mac_dump_work(). The race condition can occur as follows: CPU 0 (removal path) | CPU 1 (workqueue) mt7996_pci_remove() | mt7996_sys_recovery_set() mt7996_unregister_device() | mt7996_reset() mt7996_coredump_unregister() | queue_work() vfree(dev->coredump.crash_data) | mt7996_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 mt7996_unregister_device() to synchronize with any pending or executing dump work.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53097 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/180182a3f23ff79430a32ca2c4c1885368ceab48 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/188e10f9ea3109d23c6b7643aa6ec2f5cb0faa6d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa4a31cd89f4fde5043ac613fe0e27014a60a60b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8f62f73bbced3a79894655bdb0b625462d956fc (opens in a new tab)