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High · CVSS 7.8CVE-2026-80947

wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix use-after-free from rx_urb_wq on stopCVE-2026-80947

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-80947 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix use-after-free from rx_urb_wq on stop. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), 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.

Published Sep 11, 2026Updated Oct 21, 2026Source checked Oct 27, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 11, 2026Material review Oct 21, 2026
Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk
High · CVSS 7.8
Exploitation
Not marked as known exploited
Affected software
3 mapped packages or products
Fix availability
Available

Why this deserves its current priority

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.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
PackageAffected rangeFixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric>=26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa <800d2b490a9af1e7132a3564c2ad5a81292e5b40 || >=26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa <620acb1e8037b73a457dc8ef20fc23fc7adcb405 || >=26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa <972ab8b9c08f3eb3fa535082de2950dd93604dfd || >=26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa <6c080026ecc17eecb103f8927c64ea73a74bb818800d2b490a9af1e7132a3564c2ad5a81292e5b40, 620acb1e8037b73a457dc8ef20fc23fc7adcb405, 972ab8b9c08f3eb3fa535082de2950dd93604dfd, 6c080026ecc17eecb103f8927c64ea73a74bb818
Linux/Linuxgeneric4.4Not reported
Linux/Linuxgeneric>=26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa <17d5ae58973122eea7625a87cd3d80a8beb23b47 || >=26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa <800d2b490a9af1e7132a3564c2ad5a81292e5b40 || >=26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa <620acb1e8037b73a457dc8ef20fc23fc7adcb405 || >=26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa <972ab8b9c08f3eb3fa535082de2950dd93604dfd || >=26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa <6c080026ecc17eecb103f8927c64ea73a74bb81817d5ae58973122eea7625a87cd3d80a8beb23b47, 800d2b490a9af1e7132a3564c2ad5a81292e5b40, 620acb1e8037b73a457dc8ef20fc23fc7adcb405, 972ab8b9c08f3eb3fa535082de2950dd93604dfd, 6c080026ecc17eecb103f8927c64ea73a74bb818

Recommended response

  1. 1Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux, Linux/Linux, Linux/Linux.
  2. 2Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to 800d2b490a9af1e7132a3564c2ad5a81292e5b40; Linux/Linux to 17d5ae58973122eea7625a87cd3d80a8beb23b47 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

  1. Published upstream

    Sep 11, 2026

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
  2. Source modified

    Oct 21, 2026

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
  3. First seen by HOL

    Sep 11, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

  • Source referencegit.kernel.org
  • Source referencegit.kernel.org
  • Source referencegit.kernel.org
  • Source referencegit.kernel.org
  • Source referencegit.kernel.org
Upstream source description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix use-after-free from rx_urb_wq on stop rtl8xxxu arms rx_urb_wq from the RX completion path: rtl8xxxu_rx_complete() hands the URB to rtl8xxxu_queue_rx_urb(), which queues it on rx_urb_pending_list and, once the list grows past RTL8XXXU_RX_URB_PENDING_WATER, schedules rx_urb_wq. The worker rtl8xxxu_rx_urb_work() drains rx_urb_pending_list, recovers priv through container_of, and resubmits each URB through rtl8xxxu_submit_rx_urb(), which anchors it on rx_anchor and dereferences priv->udev. rtl8xxxu_stop() cancels the sibling work items (c2hcmd_work, ra_watchdog, update_beacon_work) but never cancels rx_urb_wq, so a worker armed during the last burst of RX traffic can run rtl8xxxu_rx_urb_work() after rtl8xxxu_disconnect() has called ieee80211_free_hw(), which frees priv, producing a use-after-free. The window opens under active RX traffic (pending count above the watermark) followed by a disconnect. There are two teardown races to close: * rtl8xxxu_queue_rx_urb() decided whether to enqueue under rx_urb_lock but called schedule_work() after dropping the lock. A completion that observed shutdown == false and released the lock could then call schedule_work() after rtl8xxxu_stop() had set shutdown and cancel_work_sync() had already returned, arming the worker to run after the teardown. Move schedule_work() under the same !shutdown branch so the arming decision is atomic with the shutdown check. * rtl8xxxu_rx_urb_work() anchors every URB it drained back onto rx_anchor through rtl8xxxu_submit_rx_urb(). A worker still running when usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&priv->rx_anchor) returned would submit a URB that escaped the kill. In rtl8xxxu_stop(), call cancel_work_sync(&priv->rx_urb_wq) before the kill so the worker is drained first. After priv->shutdown is set under rx_urb_lock, completions can no longer queue rx_urb_wq. cancel_work_sync() then drains the last queued or running worker, and the following usb_kill_anchored_urbs() kills the URBs it may have submitted. rtl8xxxu_disconnect() is covered because ieee80211_unregister_hw() guarantees .stop() runs for a live interface before ieee80211_free_hw() frees priv. The probe error path needs no cancel: rx_urb_wq is INIT_WORK()'d there but cannot have been scheduled, since no URB is submitted before ieee80211_register_hw() succeeds. This bug was found by static analysis.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.

Record context

Vulnerability class
Vulnerability
EPSS
Not reported
CWE IDs
Not reported
Source
CVE List V5
Source checked
Oct 27, 2026
References
5 linked sources
Open source record