---
id: CVE-2026-98195
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation

  On the error path of __il4965_up(), il_dealloc_bcast_stations() clears
  only IL_STA_UCODE_ACTIVE, leaving IL_STA_BCA…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation

  On the error path of __il4965_up(), il_dealloc_bcast_stations() clears
  only 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'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation

On the error path of __il4965_up(), il_dealloc_bcast_stations() clears
only IL_STA_UCODE_ACTIVE, leaving IL_STA_BCAST set. This causes the
same broadcast stations to be deallocated again by __il4965_down().

This can occur when RF_KILL is toggled during driver startup.

To fix clear the entire 'used' field, since we will not do any
other operations on the station.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.