wifi: mac80211: reset the AP_VLAN tailroom counter on ifdown
CVE-2026-98422 is fixed in 31 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98422, released October 16, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: reset the AP_VLAN tailroom counter on ifdown On ifup, AP_VLAN interfaces get crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt from the AP interface, but it's never decremented again unless the AP is also brought down. Thus, bringing the same AP_VLAN up again will increment the counter again and eventually hit the sanity check: WARN_ON_ONCE(sdata->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt != master->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt); Reset it on ifdown to avoid that.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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-2026-98422 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.113-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98422 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98422 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98422 | Oct 16, 2026 |
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