{"id":"CVE-2026-98195","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation\n\nOn the error path of __il4965_up(), il_dealloc_bcast_stations() clears\nonly IL_STA_UCODE_ACTIVE, leaving IL_STA_BCA…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation\n\nOn the error path of __il4965_up(), il_dealloc_bcast_stations() clears\nonly IL_STA_UCODE_ACTIVE, leaving IL_STA_BCA…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e < 275d474a4b4bd4e73b18b1452f12e78806a8843a","Linux >= c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e < 526fdd45548e22eee50ee1062abd88269d9f32e0","Linux >= c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e < c9a116d691364cd7f59d8329b395adcaf826d5c6","Linux >= c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e < 85d847ff71fe736cbc15ada321256818e630e205","Linux >= c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e < 1d84c2a3de449aceb94ed79eaefecdf1bedb6468","Linux >= c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e < 55d34422c0d91436983028fd3c1546a1c2bee55f","Linux >= c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e < a9176fe666af1730cab92350f9c8cf67ebf14439","Linux >= c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e < b5526b780f8b297a76030410b96ba29153afb98f","Linux 4.7"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T09:18:04.953","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98195","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d84c2a3de449aceb94ed79eaefecdf1bedb6468","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/275d474a4b4bd4e73b18b1452f12e78806a8843a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526fdd45548e22eee50ee1062abd88269d9f32e0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55d34422c0d91436983028fd3c1546a1c2bee55f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85d847ff71fe736cbc15ada321256818e630e205","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9176fe666af1730cab92350f9c8cf67ebf14439","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5526b780f8b297a76030410b96ba29153afb98f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9a116d691364cd7f59d8329b395adcaf826d5c6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T08:50:17.447Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98195","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation\n\nOn the error path of __il4965_up(), il_dealloc_bcast_stations() clears\nonly IL_STA_UCODE_ACTIVE, leaving IL_STA_BCAST set. This causes the\nsame broadcast stations to be deallocated again by __il4965_down().\n\nThis can occur when RF_KILL is toggled during driver startup.\n\nTo fix clear the entire 'used' field, since we will not do any\nother operations on the station.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}