High severity · published Feb 14, 2026
CVE-2026-23185
wifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk
mlo_scan_start_wk is not canceled on disconnection. In fact, it is not
canceled anywhere except in the restart cleanup, where we don't really
have to.
This can cause an init-after-queue issue: if, for example, the work was
queued and then drv_change_interface got executed.
This can also cause use-after-free: if the work is executed after the
vif is freed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.17 before 6.18.10; 6.19; 6.19; 6.19; 6.19; 6.19; +3 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
9748ad82a9d92b036ff3115207e36e2b9932e354 before 9b9f52f052f4953fecd2190ae2dde3aa76d10962; 9748ad82a9d92b036ff3115207e36e2b9932e354 before 5ff641011ab7fb63ea101251087745d9826e8ef5; 6.17 · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23185
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23185
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ff641011ab7fb63ea101251087745d9826e8ef5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9f52f052f4953fecd2190ae2dde3aa76d10962
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23185
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2439925
security.access.redhat.com
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-23185.json
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