CVE-2026-80947High· 7.0▾ TwilightA flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `rtl8xxxu` Wi-Fi driver. A race condition exists during the driver's stop process, specifically when handling receive (RX) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Request Blocks (URBs). This allows a worker to acc…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 38.5 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 0
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's rtl8xxxu Wi-Fi driver. A race condition exists during the driver's stop process, specifically when handling receive (RX) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Request Blocks (URBs). This allows a worker to access memory that has already been freed, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. This issue can result in system instability or a denial of service.
kernel: wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix use-after-free from rx_urb_wq on stop — rated Moderate by Red Hat. Released 2026-09-11, updated 2026-09-14.
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