7.8
High
CVE-2026-23444 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on…
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() has three error paths, but only two of them free the skb. The first error path (ieee80211_tx_prepare() returning TX_DROP) does not free it, while invoke_tx_handlers() failure and the fragmentation check both do. Add kfree_skb() to the first error path so all three are consistent, and remove the now-redundant frees in callers (ath9k, mt76, mac80211_hwsim) to avoid double-free. Document the skb ownership guarantee in the function's kdoc.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Linux 7.0 | earliest → < 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Linux 6.19 | earliest → < 6.19.10 | 6.19.10 |
| Linux 6.18 | earliest → < 6.18.20 | 6.18.20 |
| Linux 6.12 | earliest → < 6.12.84 | 6.12.84 |
| Linux 6.6 | earliest → < 6.6.136 | 6.6.136 |
| Linux 6.1 | earliest → < 6.1.175 | 6.1.175 |
| Linux 5.15 | earliest → < 5.15.209 | 5.15.209 |
| Linux 5.10 | earliest → < 5.10.258 | 5.10.258 |
| Linux | 3.13 | No fix stated |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem | Versions not published |
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