CVE-2026-98421
Published Oct 14, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: require a peer station for TDLS setup confirm It's nonsense for the setup confirm to go to station that doesn't even exist, and it hits a warning when building the frame: WARN_ON_ONCE(!sta || !ap_sta) Only accept WLAN_TDLS_SETUP_CONFIRM when the station is already there as a TDLS station. Need to copy the call to ieee80211_tdls_prep_mgmt_packet() since the existing WLAN_TDLS_DISCOVERY_REQUEST already falls through to it.
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References
Other References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/038e1d126304fd25d507fd4e671232df57bd1799
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c0a5c96473b9e7a5f4c453ef6a13dc0f5589a4b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bae6ef511a29ef12ab969adeea691067d4d5d74
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/742c762bee59c973684f70dfed7de4945d3141e2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0afa5395c46d73ad2090aa50209886e84f179bd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fce36d242a18ddf64731d816a37564103172da11
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-98421? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: require a peer station for TDLS setup confirm
It's nonsense for the setup confirm to go to station that
doesn't even exist, and it hits a warning when building
the frame:
WARN_ON_ONCE(!sta || !ap_sta)
Only accept WLAN_TDLS_SETUP_CONFIRM when the station is
already there as a TDLS station. Need to copy the call
to ieee80211_tdls_prep_mgmt_packet() since the existing
WLAN_TDLS_DISCOVERY_REQUEST already falls through to it.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98421? +
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