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The debugfs files survive with file->private_data dangling at the\nfreed container, so a later open()+read() (e.g. link-1/txpower)\ndereferences freed memory in ieee80211_if_read_link(), a use-after-free.\n\nThe removal path already dismantles links correctly via\nieee80211_tear_down_links(), which removes each link's keys and debugfs\nentries and calls ieee80211_link_stop(); the add path on the error branch\ndoes not. Commit be1ba9ed221f (\"wifi: mac80211: avoid weird state in error\npath\") hardened this same error path for the link-removal case\n(new_links == 0) but left the newly-added links' teardown unaddressed.\n\ndrv_change_vif_links() can fail at runtime on MLO drivers (internal\nallocation / queue / firmware command failures).\n\nRemove the new links' debugfs entries and stop them before freeing.\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ieee80211_if_read_link (net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c:127)\n Read of size 8 at addr ffff888011290000 by task exploit/145\n Call Trace:\n ...\n ieee80211_if_read_link (net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c:127)\n short_proxy_read (fs/debugfs/file.c:373)\n vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:572)\n ksys_read (fs/read_write.c:716)\n do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94)\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121)\n ...\n Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000000a\n RIP: 0010:ieee80211_if_read_link (net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c:127)\n Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-08-05T08:08:10.272+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T20:48:42.499+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n \"product\": \"Linux\",\n \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n \"programFiles\": [\n \"net/mac80211/link.c\"\n ],\n \"versions\": [\n {\n \"version\": \"170cd6a66d9a164180eb4dc72d50afa6ce1ce566\",\n \"lessThan\": \"329589417214d3b7221432e5b266ed2bba7ff674\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"170cd6a66d9a164180eb4dc72d50afa6ce1ce566\",\n \"lessThan\": \"c57d97f381306bbfba174e8f708419e007824e0c\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"170cd6a66d9a164180eb4dc72d50afa6ce1ce566\",\n \"lessThan\": \"0f7eaeb950adb77f71beb546e5ab30f90b41fe6f\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"170cd6a66d9a164180eb4dc72d50afa6ce1ce566\",\n \"lessThan\": \"901a73523e093beff123b54b1ceaf3113f18acc9\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"170cd6a66d9a164180eb4dc72d50afa6ce1ce566\",\n \"lessThan\": \"952c02b33f56207a160421bcd61e7ac53c9c59ae\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n }\n ]\n }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n \"product\": \"Linux\",\n \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n \"programFiles\": [\n \"net/mac80211/link.c\"\n ],\n \"versions\": [\n {\n \"version\": \"6.4\",\n \"status\": \"affected\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"0\",\n \"lessThan\": \"6.4\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"6.6.148\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.6.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"6.12.101\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"6.18.42\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"7.1.6\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.1.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"7.2\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n }\n ]\n }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/329589417214d3b7221432e5b266ed2bba7ff674","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57d97f381306bbfba174e8f708419e007824e0c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f7eaeb950adb77f71beb546e5ab30f90b41fe6f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/901a73523e093beff123b54b1ceaf3113f18acc9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/952c02b33f56207a160421bcd61e7ac53c9c59ae"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64574","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-64574","identifiers":["CVE-2026-64574"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[{"source":"cisa-kev:global","scope":"Complete CISA KEV catalog; all vendors. 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