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CVE-2026-23396
published 2026-03-26

CVE-2026-23396: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix NULL deref in mesh_matches_local() mesh_matches_local() unconditionally…

PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.11%
1.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix NULL deref in mesh_matches_local() mesh_matches_local() unconditionally dereferences ie->mesh_config to compare mesh configuration parameters. When called from mesh_rx_csa_frame(), the parsed action-frame elements may not contain a Mesh Configuration IE, leaving ie->mesh_config NULL and triggering a kernel NULL pointer dereference. The other two callers are already safe: - ieee80211_mesh_rx_bcn_presp() checks !elems->mesh_config before calling mesh_matches_local() - mesh_plink_get_event() is only reached through mesh_process_plink_frame(), which checks !elems->mesh_config, too mesh_rx_csa_frame() is the only caller that passes raw parsed elements to mesh_matches_local() without guarding mesh_config. An adjacent attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted CSA action frame that includes a valid Mesh ID IE but omits the Mesh Configuration IE, crashing the kernel. The captured crash log: Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ... KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work [...] Call Trace: ? __pfx_mesh_matches_local (net/mac80211/mesh.c:65) ieee80211_mesh_rx_queued_mgmt (net/mac80211/mesh.c:1686) [...] ieee80211_iface_work (net/mac80211/iface.c:1754 net/mac80211/iface.c:1802) [...] cfg80211_wiphy_work (net/wireless/core.c:426) process_one_work (net/kernel/workqueue.c:3280) ? assign_work (net/kernel/workqueue.c:1219) worker_thread (net/kernel/workqueue.c:3352) ? __pfx_worker_thread (net/kernel/workqueue.c:3385) kthread (net/kernel/kthread.c:436) [...] ret_from_fork_asm (net/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:255) This patch adds a NULL check for ie->mesh_config at the top of mesh_matches_local() to return false early when the Mesh Configuration IE is absent.

Affected

33 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.19.10-1 (forky)linux 6.19.10-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 2e3c8736820bf72a8ad10721c7e31d36d4fa7790 < 14a4fd13657a3f2489db6566f081adfb27a49c6414a4fd13657a3f2489db6566f081adfb27a49c64
linuxlinux>= 2e3c8736820bf72a8ad10721c7e31d36d4fa7790 < 74de6fa472b03bc8cde0a081484e9960bcbda56874de6fa472b03bc8cde0a081484e9960bcbda568
linuxlinux>= 2e3c8736820bf72a8ad10721c7e31d36d4fa7790 < c1e3f2416fb27c816ce96d747d3e784e31f4d95cc1e3f2416fb27c816ce96d747d3e784e31f4d95c
linuxlinux>= 2e3c8736820bf72a8ad10721c7e31d36d4fa7790 < 0a4da176ae4b4e075a19c00d3e269cfd5e05a8130a4da176ae4b4e075a19c00d3e269cfd5e05a813
linuxlinux>= 2e3c8736820bf72a8ad10721c7e31d36d4fa7790 < a90279e7f7ea0b7e923a1c5ebee9a6b78b6d1004a90279e7f7ea0b7e923a1c5ebee9a6b78b6d1004
linuxlinux>= 2e3c8736820bf72a8ad10721c7e31d36d4fa7790 < 44699c6cdfce80a0f296b54ae9314461e3e41b3d44699c6cdfce80a0f296b54ae9314461e3e41b3d
linuxlinux>= 2e3c8736820bf72a8ad10721c7e31d36d4fa7790 < 7c55a3deaf7eaaafa2546f8de7fed19382a0a1167c55a3deaf7eaaafa2546f8de7fed19382a0a116
linuxlinux>= 2e3c8736820bf72a8ad10721c7e31d36d4fa7790 < c73bb9a2d33bf81f6eecaa0f474b6c6dbe9855bdc73bb9a2d33bf81f6eecaa0f474b6c6dbe9855bd
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.19.10-16.19.10-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 2.6.26 < 6.1.1676.1.167
linuxlinux_kernel>= 2.6.26.1 < 5.10.2535.10.253
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.2035.15.203
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.1676.1.167
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.206.18.20
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.18.206.18.20
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.19 < 6.19.106.19.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.19.0 < 6.19.106.19.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.1306.6.130
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2.0 < 6.6.1306.6.130
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.786.12.78
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7.0 < 6.12.786.12.78

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vendor_msrc6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu2.0LOW
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