wifi: mac80211: release mesh path quota on failed additions
CVE-2026-98701 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98701, released October 19, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: release mesh path quota on failed additions Repeated failed or duplicate mesh path additions can exhaust MESH_MAX_MPATHS while the path table holds fewer paths, which stops new paths to reachable destinations from being created. mesh_path_add() reserves a slot before allocating and inserting a path. If allocation fails, the function returns without releasing the slot. If the rhashtable insertion reports an error or an existing destination, the function discards its candidate but retains the reservation. No new path is installed in any of these cases. Release the reservation whenever the candidate is not installed.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| 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-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.113-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98701 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98701 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98701 | Oct 19, 2026 |
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