CVE-2026-80938
wifi: mt76: mt7615: avoid waiting for mac work under the mt76 mutex
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7615: avoid waiting for mac work under the mt76 mutex mt7615_suspend() acquired the mt76 mutex and then called cancel_delayed_work_sync() on mac_work. mt7615_mac_work() acquires the same mutex via mt7615_mutex_acquire() at the top of the worker, so if mac_work is already running and blocked on the mutex, the suspend path deadlocks waiting for the work it holds the mutex against. Flush scan_work and mac_work before taking the mutex, matching the suspend paths in mt7921 and mt7925. scan_work only takes the mt76 spinlock, but moving it keeps the sequence consistent. This also keeps mac_work from running over an already suspended HIF, which the previous split (async cancel under the lock, sync cancel after release) would have allowed.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 11, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 14, 2026, 1:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Flush scan_work and mac_work before taking the mutex.
- Ensure consistent suspend path sequences.
- Prevent MAC work from running over suspended HIF.
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/80xxx/CVE-2026-80938.json">CVE-2026-80938</a> Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33d29aeb4c0eede92622a7d04ea492b94c30f089 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36c73b86a09f0e51c0f81a75c8945b6c5557ff27 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef2ec8b537c3a54e241d693bd03016f80d0d4484 -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 11, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7615: avoid waiting for mac work under the mt76 mutex mt7615_suspend() acquired the mt76 mutex and then called cancel_delayed_work_sync() on mac_work. mt7615_mac_work() acquires the same mutex via mt7615_mutex_acquire() at the top of the worker, so if mac_work is already running and blocked on the mutex, the suspend path deadlocks waiting for the work it holds the mutex against. Flush scan_work and mac_work before taking the mutex, matching the suspend paths in mt7921 and mt7925. scan_work only takes the mt76 spinlock, but moving it keeps the sequence consistent. This also keeps mac_work from running over an already suspended HIF, which the previous split (async cancel under the lock, sync cancel after release) would have allowed. Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/80xxx/CVE-2026-80938.json">CVE-2026-80938</a> Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3114d479f2a1d31b2e6214c395794c6e5715e579 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44be85af3e1772ffb3332feafedad2a73b22854c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4506e229b2e468b8c64bcf52c50c41a3bf2e633e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bda8324270b1ac91bfba1df8928e0570e29759e8