wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link()
This code frees "link" by calling kfree_rcu(link, rcu_head) and then it
dereferences "link" to get the "link->fw_id". Save the "link->fw_id"
first to avoid a potential use after free.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Ubuntu USN |
USN-8029-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8030-1 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8029-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8048-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8029-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link() This code frees "link" by calling kfree_rcu(link, rcu_head) and then it dereferences "link" to get the "link->fw_id". Save the "link->fw_id" first to avoid a potential use after free. | |
| Title | wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T21:48:14.810Z
Reserved: 2025-12-16T13:41:40.252Z
Link: CVE-2025-68182
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2025-12-16T14:15:50.773
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2025-68182
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
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Ubuntu USN