CVE-2026-93804
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: ibss: wait for in-flight TX on disconnect While leaving an IBSS in ieee80211_ibss_disconnect() mac80211 flushes stations, turns the carrier off and immediately tells the driver to leave as well. While there may be synchronize_net() in station flush and in this code later, packets can still be transmitted due to cross-CPU race conditions after carrier off is set. Therefore, it's possible for a race to happen where a TX to the driver occurs while or after telling it to leave the IBSS. This can be confusing to drivers, and in the case of iwlwifi leads to an attempt to use invalid queues. Move netif_carrier_off() to occur before sta_info_flush() during IBSS disconnect, and add synchronize_net() if flushing didn't, so that the synchronize_net() always happens between turning the carrier off and telling the driver, avoiding this race.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
3.3
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.12.111,
6.18.53,
7.2
and their respective stable series.
References
3 totalFrequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-93804?
CVE-2026-93804 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.3 onward and has been patched in 6.12.111, 6.18.53 and 7.2. CVE-2026-93804 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-93804?
Yes. CVE-2026-93804 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.111, 6.18.53 and 7.2. If you are running Linux kernel 3.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-93804 actively exploited?
No. CVE-2026-93804 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.