---
id: CVE-2026-98332
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  wifi: mac80211: only operate on TDLS peers in the TDLS code

  ieee80211_tdls_oper() can operate on the AP station, which then
  yields various warnings when the AP station…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  wifi: mac80211: only operate on TDLS peers in the TDLS code

  ieee80211_tdls_oper() can operate on the AP station, which then
  yields various warnings when the AP station…
severity: medium
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= dfe018bf99537e42c816d3f543620a7e09fcf3cd <
    0cd452ccaa5c5971440256ce72c64611eca176c1
  - >-
    Linux >= dfe018bf99537e42c816d3f543620a7e09fcf3cd <
    6f0a100df8539ce90f37c14e1945f396ca2410bc
  - Linux 3.2
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T09:18:25.657'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98332'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cd452ccaa5c5971440256ce72c64611eca176c1'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f0a100df8539ce90f37c14e1945f396ca2410bc'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98332.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98332'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546544'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98332'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98332'
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98332.mbox
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T08:50:17.404Z'
epss: 0.00155
epssPercentile: 0.04615
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-843
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211: only operate on TDLS peers in the TDLS code

ieee80211_tdls_oper() can operate on the AP station, which then
yields various warnings when the AP station is removed then or
at a later point in time after being confused for a TDLS peer.

Always check that the station is a TDLS peer.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **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-2026-98332.json)