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

wifi: mac80211: don't start a ROC while scanning

The ROC work can be pending when a scan starts (which requires
ROC list to be empty, but that's possible), and then a new ROC
can be added to the list and the work will pick it up.

Avoid starting that ROC if a scan made it between things, as
otherwise we'll hit a warning later:

WARNING: net/mac80211/offchannel.c:404 at ieee80211_start_next_roc+0x256/0x2d0
Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work
Call Trace:
__ieee80211_scan_completed+0x4fd/0xe40 net/mac80211/scan.c:537
ieee80211_scan_work+0x472/0x1ff0 net/mac80211/scan.c:1193
cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x410/0x570 net/wireless/core.c:513
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: don't start a ROC while scanning The ROC work can be pending when a scan starts (which requires ROC list to be empty, but that's possible), and then a new ROC can be added to the list and the work will pick it up. Avoid starting that ROC if a scan made it between things, as otherwise we'll hit a warning later: WARNING: net/mac80211/offchannel.c:404 at ieee80211_start_next_roc+0x256/0x2d0 Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work Call Trace: __ieee80211_scan_completed+0x4fd/0xe40 net/mac80211/scan.c:537 ieee80211_scan_work+0x472/0x1ff0 net/mac80211/scan.c:1193 cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x410/0x570 net/wireless/core.c:513
Title wifi: mac80211: don't start a ROC while scanning
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T08:46:28.420Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.342Z

Link: CVE-2026-98337

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:26.303

Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:26.303

Link: CVE-2026-98337

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Updated: 2026-10-06T14:30:07Z

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