{"id":"CVE-2026-98406","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver\n\nieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() checks if the interface is running via\nieee80211_sdata_running(), …","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver\n\nieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() checks if the interface is running via\nieee80211_sdata_running(), …","severity":"medium","published":"2026-10-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:17:51.710","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98406","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d1700394e9f5d0bd9bebad8d5a50edf983f52fd","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4095b66acae9893dd13deb39a4331651cb2f822b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/432c8532d5ccc2af77da43ed6ef1c80495a4efe8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ba86c44b2fcb1c3175caa2456b6d58f483446ab","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7978dda63d2b109ea9c3f7a096cd1aac6542cd54","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2cd9c44777cf97be3e35c10b7c2d8f59ebb9306","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4ee5685af444024e6222ce29f6ed36adc44ffc3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da2ca406f45a6e21760243152ed8d2e8e72915c2","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98406.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98406"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2552212"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98406"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98406"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98406.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.982Z","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 554a43d5e77e8256aa9685ffd19ad555e6f77979 < 4ba86c44b2fcb1c3175caa2456b6d58f483446ab","Linux >= 554a43d5e77e8256aa9685ffd19ad555e6f77979 < 4095b66acae9893dd13deb39a4331651cb2f822b","Linux >= 554a43d5e77e8256aa9685ffd19ad555e6f77979 < c2cd9c44777cf97be3e35c10b7c2d8f59ebb9306","Linux >= 554a43d5e77e8256aa9685ffd19ad555e6f77979 < 0d1700394e9f5d0bd9bebad8d5a50edf983f52fd","Linux >= 554a43d5e77e8256aa9685ffd19ad555e6f77979 < 7978dda63d2b109ea9c3f7a096cd1aac6542cd54","Linux >= 554a43d5e77e8256aa9685ffd19ad555e6f77979 < 432c8532d5ccc2af77da43ed6ef1c80495a4efe8","Linux >= 554a43d5e77e8256aa9685ffd19ad555e6f77979 < c4ee5685af444024e6222ce29f6ed36adc44ffc3","Linux >= 554a43d5e77e8256aa9685ffd19ad555e6f77979 < da2ca406f45a6e21760243152ed8d2e8e72915c2","Linux 3.5"],"cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-617"],"epss":0.00216,"epssPercentile":0.12006,"slug":"CVE-2026-98406","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: avoid WARN in set_bitrate_mask when sdata not in driver\n\nieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() checks if the interface is running via\nieee80211_sdata_running(), but it does not check if the interface is\nstill present in the driver.\n\nWhen sdata is running but IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER is not set, the\ncall reaches drv_set_bitrate_mask() in driver-ops.h which hits\n\n  wlan1: Failed check-sdata-in-driver check, flags: 0x0\n  WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.h:884 at drv_set_bitrate_mask\n\nSyzkaller triggers this via wext SIOCSIWRATE ioctl. The Call Trace shows\nwext_ioctl_dispatch() in wext-core.c dispatching the ioctl, calling\nioctl_standard_call() for SIOCSIWRATE, which calls cfg80211_wext_siwrate()\nin wext-compat.c. That builds a bitrate mask and calls\nrdev_set_bitrate_mask() which ends up in ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() in\ncfg.c. The interface is marked running via SDATA_STATE_RUNNING but\nflags is 0, so check_sdata_in_driver() fails.\n\nWhen the interface is being torn down, or when wext ioctl is issued\nduring interface bringup before drv_add_interface() sets IN_DRIVER, the\nrunning check passes while IN_DRIVER is clear.\n\nCheck IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER in ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask() before\ncalling the driver, returning -ENETDOWN. This avoids the WARN_ONCE in\ndriver-ops.h and matches other cfg.c operations that bail early when not\nin driver.\n\nThis change should be safe because wiphy mutex is held in\ncfg80211_wext_siwrate() via guard(wiphy), and IN_DRIVER is set/cleared\nunder RTNL and wiphy paths in drv_add_interface() and\ndrv_remove_interface() in driver-ops.c, so the check is race-free\nagainst driver add/remove. Returning -ENETDOWN is the same error other\nnot-running paths use and does not introduce new locking.\n\n[also add second syzbot report]\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, … · updated 2026-10-18 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98406.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":222935,"id":"CVE-2026-98406","ts":1792151731083,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":222934,"id":"CVE-2026-98406","ts":1792151731083,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}