{"id":"CVE-2026-23185","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk\n\nmlo_scan_start_wk is not canceled on disconnection","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk\n\nmlo_scan_start_wk is not canceled on disconnection. In fact, it is not\ncanceled anywhere except in the restart cleanup, wh…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416","CWE-772"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 6.17, < 6.18.10","linux_kernel = 6.19"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.18.10"],"published":"2026-02-14","updated":"2026-06-30","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23185","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ff641011ab7fb63ea101251087745d9826e8ef5","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9f52f052f4953fecd2190ae2dde3aa76d10962","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23185","label":"0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2439925","label":"0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-23185.json","label":"0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23185"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23185"},{"url":"https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026021431-CVE-2026-23185-7d56@gregkh/T"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat","cve.org"],"epss":0.00132,"epssPercentile":0.03131,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-03T18:53:52.424Z","scores":{"nvd":7.8,"vendor":6.7,"cna":7.8},"slug":"CVE-2026-23185","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk\n\nmlo_scan_start_wk is not canceled on disconnection. In fact, it is not\ncanceled anywhere except in the restart cleanup, where we don't really\nhave to.\n\nThis can cause an init-after-queue issue: if, for example, the work was\nqueued and then drv_change_interface got executed.\n\nThis can also cause use-after-free: if the work is executed after the\nvif is freed.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.17, < 6.18.10`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.19`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.18.10`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · updated 2026-09-13 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-23185.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}