Answer in brief
CVE-2026-23185 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in wifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=9748ad82a9d92b036ff3115207e36e2b9932e354 <9b9f52f052f4953fecd2190ae2dde3aa76d10962 || >=9748ad82a9d92b036ff3115207e36e2b9932e354 <5ff641011ab7fb63ea101251087745d9826e8ef5 | 9b9f52f052f4953fecd2190ae2dde3aa76d10962, 5ff641011ab7fb63ea101251087745d9826e8ef5 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.17 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Feb 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk mlo_scan_start_wk is not canceled on disconnection. In fact, it is not canceled anywhere except in the restart cleanup, where we don't really have to. This can cause an init-after-queue issue: if, for example, the work was queued and then drv_change_interface got executed. This can also cause use-after-free: if the work is executed after the vif is freed.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-23185 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in wifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=9748ad82a9d92b036ff3115207e36e2b9932e354 <9b9f52f052f4953fecd2190ae2dde3aa76d10962 || >=9748ad82a9d92b036ff3115207e36e2b9932e354 <5ff641011ab7fb63ea101251087745d9826e8ef5 | 9b9f52f052f4953fecd2190ae2dde3aa76d10962, 5ff641011ab7fb63ea101251087745d9826e8ef5 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.17 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Feb 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk mlo_scan_start_wk is not canceled on disconnection. In fact, it is not canceled anywhere except in the restart cleanup, where we don't really have to. This can cause an init-after-queue issue: if, for example, the work was queued and then drv_change_interface got executed. This can also cause use-after-free: if the work is executed after the vif is freed.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.