wifi: mac80211: reset state when starting AP fails
ieee80211_start_ap() can set enable_beacon (and beacon_int) and fail
later, leaving it set forever. Scanning can then attempt to restore
beaconing on such an interface, leading to:
Oops: divide error: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
RIP: 0010:mac80211_hwsim_link_info_changed+0xca7/0xf00
Call Trace:
drv_link_info_changed+0x413/0x860 net/mac80211/driver-ops.c:495
ieee80211_link_info_change_notify+0x24b/0x3c0 net/mac80211/main.c:427
ieee80211_offchannel_return+0x381/0x580 net/mac80211/offchannel.c:160
__ieee80211_scan_completed+0x993/0xe30 net/mac80211/scan.c:519
ieee80211_scan_work+0x472/0x2010 net/mac80211/scan.c:1193
cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x2b7/0x550 net/wireless/core.c:538
in hwsim. Also, cfg80211 then allows changing the interface type,
and the off-channel path getgs confused about beaconing as well,
leading to another warning:
WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.c:468 at drv_link_info_changed+0x583/0x880
ieee80211_link_info_change_notify+0x24b/0x3c0 net/mac80211/main.c:427
ieee80211_offchannel_stop_vifs+0x328/0x5c0 net/mac80211/offchannel.c:122
ieee80211_start_sw_scan net/mac80211/scan.c:583 [inline]
__ieee80211_start_scan+0xfb6/0x1af0 net/mac80211/scan.c:882
Reset the state on failures to always have it correct.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: reset state when starting AP fails ieee80211_start_ap() can set enable_beacon (and beacon_int) and fail later, leaving it set forever. Scanning can then attempt to restore beaconing on such an interface, leading to: Oops: divide error: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI RIP: 0010:mac80211_hwsim_link_info_changed+0xca7/0xf00 Call Trace: drv_link_info_changed+0x413/0x860 net/mac80211/driver-ops.c:495 ieee80211_link_info_change_notify+0x24b/0x3c0 net/mac80211/main.c:427 ieee80211_offchannel_return+0x381/0x580 net/mac80211/offchannel.c:160 __ieee80211_scan_completed+0x993/0xe30 net/mac80211/scan.c:519 ieee80211_scan_work+0x472/0x2010 net/mac80211/scan.c:1193 cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x2b7/0x550 net/wireless/core.c:538 in hwsim. Also, cfg80211 then allows changing the interface type, and the off-channel path getgs confused about beaconing as well, leading to another warning: WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.c:468 at drv_link_info_changed+0x583/0x880 ieee80211_link_info_change_notify+0x24b/0x3c0 net/mac80211/main.c:427 ieee80211_offchannel_stop_vifs+0x328/0x5c0 net/mac80211/offchannel.c:122 ieee80211_start_sw_scan net/mac80211/scan.c:583 [inline] __ieee80211_start_scan+0xfb6/0x1af0 net/mac80211/scan.c:882 Reset the state on failures to always have it correct. | |
| Title | wifi: mac80211: reset state when starting AP fails | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T08:46:25.992Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.341Z
Link: CVE-2026-98334
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:25.903
Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:25.903
Link: CVE-2026-98334
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