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CVE-2026-90380

8.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt792x: fix use-after-free in mt76_rx_poll_complete A use-after-free issue occurs in mt76_rx_poll_complete due to a…

Published Sep 17, 2026EPSS 0.31%

Overview

CVE-2026-90380 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 17, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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

wifi: mt76: mt792x: fix use-after-free in mt76_rx_poll_complete

A use-after-free issue occurs in mt76_rx_poll_complete due to a race

condition. The STA has already been removed, but the rx_status still

had a pointer to the wcid in the STA.

Set the links' wcid pointers to be NULL for a MLD in

mt7925_sta_pre_rcu_remove()

BUG: KASAN: invalid-access in mt76_rx_poll_complete+0x280/0x470

Call trace:

dump_backtrace+0xec/0x128

show_stack+0x18/0x28

dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0xc8

print_report+0x1b8/0x710

kasan_report+0xe0/0x144

do_bad_area+0x120/0x260

do_tag_check_fault+0x20/0x34

do_mem_abort+0x54/0xa8

el1_abort+0x3c/0x5c

el1h_64_sync_handler+0x40/0xcc

el1h_64_sync+0x7c/0x80

mt76_rx_poll_complete+0x280/0x470

mt76_dma_rx_poll+0x114/0x51c

mt792x_poll_rx+0x60/0xf8

napi_threaded_poll_loop+0xe0/0x450

napi_threaded_poll+0x80/0x9c

kthread+0x11c/0x158

ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-90380?

CVE-2026-90380 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 17, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-90380?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-90380?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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