In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath6kl: fix use-after-free in aggr_reset_state()
The aggr_reset_state() function uses timer_delete() (non-synchronous) for the aggregation timer before proceeding to delete TID state and before the structure is freed by callers like aggr_module_destroy().
If the timer callback (aggr_timeout) is executing when aggr_reset_state() is called, the callback will continue to access aggr_conn fields like rx_tid[] and stat[] which may be freed immediately after by kfree(aggr_info->aggr_conn) in aggr_module_destroy().
Additionally, the timer callback can re-arm itself via mod_timer() while aggr_reset_state() is running, creating a more complex race condition.
Use timer_delete_sync() instead to ensure any running timer callback has completed before returning.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | — | Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0No solution existsUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oracleUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gkeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gke-64k | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
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