{"id":"CVE-2026-72024","title":"mac802154: remove interfaces with RCU list deletion","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmac802154: remove interfaces with RCU list deletion\n\nQueue wake, stop, and disable paths walk local->interfaces under RCU.\nThe bulk hardware teardown path removes entri…","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","cvssSource":"cna","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < 72ac5af9ad09662bd0ea91cb8845d490c8ef9c01","Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < 2039f27b1a0c997137a5de7f8a3cee0e80fbf952","Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < 4bf231f459b542414629b64f63d5cad6701bd07c","Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < b91e5248dd7af09b500879a46d22a36b60db3a57","Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < c7c031b75218b3ba3014a0f6b9849888994528d6","Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < 77caf2d6eba7cb94a7ecd7b369a5974fd7d7c054","Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < d8b5b66388a51febe4b8505b0ecd9da15b4ba639","Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < 539dfcf69105d8d3d4d677b71de6e5ede2e6dfa0","Linux 3.19"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-16T15:50:14.696670Z"},"published":"2026-08-15","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T15:53:16.698Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72024","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72ac5af9ad09662bd0ea91cb8845d490c8ef9c01"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2039f27b1a0c997137a5de7f8a3cee0e80fbf952"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bf231f459b542414629b64f63d5cad6701bd07c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b91e5248dd7af09b500879a46d22a36b60db3a57"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7c031b75218b3ba3014a0f6b9849888994528d6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77caf2d6eba7cb94a7ecd7b369a5974fd7d7c054"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8b5b66388a51febe4b8505b0ecd9da15b4ba639"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/539dfcf69105d8d3d4d677b71de6e5ede2e6dfa0"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00164,"epssPercentile":0.05264,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-16T17:24:46.871Z","slug":"CVE-2026-72024","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmac802154: remove interfaces with RCU list deletion\n\nQueue wake, stop, and disable paths walk local->interfaces under RCU.\nThe bulk hardware teardown path removes entries with list_del(), so an\nasynchronous transmit completion can follow a poisoned list node in\nieee802154_wake_queue().\n\nUse list_del_rcu() as in the single-interface removal path. The following\nunregister_netdevice() waits for in-flight RCU readers before freeing the\nnetdevice, so no separate grace-period wait is needed.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < 72ac5af9ad09662bd0ea91cb8845d490c8ef9c01`\n- `Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < 2039f27b1a0c997137a5de7f8a3cee0e80fbf952`\n- `Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < 4bf231f459b542414629b64f63d5cad6701bd07c`\n- `Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < b91e5248dd7af09b500879a46d22a36b60db3a57`\n- `Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < c7c031b75218b3ba3014a0f6b9849888994528d6`\n- `Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < 77caf2d6eba7cb94a7ecd7b369a5974fd7d7c054`\n- `Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < d8b5b66388a51febe4b8505b0ecd9da15b4ba639`\n- `Linux >= 592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 < 539dfcf69105d8d3d4d677b71de6e5ede2e6dfa0`\n- `Linux 3.19`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}