High severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-46069
wifi: mwifiex: fix use-after-free in mwifiex_adapter_cleanup()
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: fix use-after-free in mwifiex_adapter_cleanup() The mwifiex_adapter_cleanup() function uses timer_delete() (non-synchronous) for the wakeup_timer before the adapter structure is freed. This is incorrect because timer_delete() does not wait for any running timer callback to complete. If the wakeup_timer callback (wakeup_timer_fn) is executing when mwifiex_adapter_cleanup() is called, the callback will continue to access adapter fields (adapter->hw_status, adapter->if_ops.card_reset, etc.) which may be freed by mwifiex_free_adapter() called later in the mwifiex_remove_card() path. Use timer_delete_sync() instead to ensure any running timer callback has completed before returning.
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 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.0 before 5.10.259; 5.11 before 5.15.210; 5.16 before 6.1.176; 6.2 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.86; 6.13 before 6.18.27; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
4636187da60b6e33526050235c610409d9cc00e8 before c3508895450cca4aeaf5dbadbb5e582363005264; 4636187da60b6e33526050235c610409d9cc00e8 before 1958a92599b2653d730ccb6f5685fc3fbed21812; 4636187da60b6e33526050235c610409d9cc00e8 before a88f5391dc68f78cae5eb6a8cd341cafee795d3d; 4636187da60b6e33526050235c610409d9cc00e8 before 11869ce402d95519d49b25a2a97741f68d69d103; 4636187da60b6e33526050235c610409d9cc00e8 before 63fe3389b3e092d6c0eeea9fc0318e7918b16618; 4636187da60b6e33526050235c610409d9cc00e8 before 4e179a60a60c0a5aea245e8e67768343c0f070b8; +3 more · source: vendor