CVE-2026-98406

wifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver

CVE-2026-98406 is fixed in 31 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98406, released October 16, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
2.5
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0022
12th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() checks if the interface is running via ieee80211_sdata_running(), but it does not check if the interface is still present in the driver. When sdata is running but IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER is not set, the call reaches drv_set_bitrate_mask() in driver-ops.h which hits wlan1: Failed check-sdata-in-driver check, flags: 0x0 WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.h:884 at drv_set_bitrate_mask Syzkaller triggers this via wext SIOCSIWRATE ioctl. The Call Trace shows wext_ioctl_dispatch() in wext-core.c dispatching the ioctl, calling ioctl_standard_call() for SIOCSIWRATE, which calls cfg80211_wext_siwrate() in wext-compat.c. That builds a bitrate mask and calls rdev_set_bitrate_mask() which ends up in ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() in cfg.c. The interface is marked running via SDATA_STATE_RUNNING but flags is 0, so check_sdata_in_driver() fails. When the interface is being torn down, or when wext ioctl is issued during interface bringup before drv_add_interface() sets IN_DRIVER, the running check passes while IN_DRIVER is clear. Check IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER in ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() before calling the driver, returning -ENETDOWN. This avoids the WARN_ONCE in driver-ops.h and matches other cfg.c operations that bail early when not in driver. This change should be safe because wiphy mutex is held in cfg80211_wext_siwrate() via guard(wiphy), and IN_DRIVER is set/cleared under RTNL and wiphy paths in drv_add_interface() and drv_remove_interface() in driver-ops.c, so the check is race-free against driver add/remove. Returning -ENETDOWN is the same error other not-running paths use and does not introduce new locking. [also add second syzbot report]

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1.150700.17.51.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_24 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-container · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-container · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek ELSA-2026-500574 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.190-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98406 Oct 16, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.113-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98406 Oct 16, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.2.8-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98406 Oct 16, 2026
linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98406 Oct 16, 2026

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