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CVE-2026-98425

Linux: wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan

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CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.21%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in5f139e17f5bdba6b68177dd8afe13fa4549dfc5fAlso 23d51c0bc18f21d957756ba4650520bb3bc726b2, 3.5 and 1 moreCVE List
Published14 Oct 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

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

wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan

ieee80211_request_ibss_scan() warns when regulatory leaves no allowed channel, but that can happen as the regdomain can change while IBSS is operating, and it can continue to operate briefly during the 60s grace period until it's shut down.

Just remove the warning in this case.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 14

  • Linuxaffected: 34bcf71502413f8903ade93746f2d0f04b937a78 before bb91c15953705445778c170a2523f12351c4d928CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 34bcf71502413f8903ade93746f2d0f04b937a78 before 5f139e17f5bdba6b68177dd8afe13fa4549dfc5fCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 34bcf71502413f8903ade93746f2d0f04b937a78 before 23d51c0bc18f21d957756ba4650520bb3bc726b2CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 34bcf71502413f8903ade93746f2d0f04b937a78 before a7491b7efbd9136b120a12ed72af9c12121dd134CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 5ca99e71a9a6cf33a217690f5d87bc0129d1effdCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 1cf18948040a40fa4497e40bcde2ffa8d6b1196eCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 3.4.26 before 3.5CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 3.7.3 before 3.8CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 3.8CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 3.8CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.112 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.54 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.8 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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