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Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-98425wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan ieee80211_request_ibss_scan() warns when regulatory leaves no allowed channel, but that can happen as the regdomain can change while IBSS is operating, and it can continue to operate briefly during the 60s grace period until it's shut down. Just remove the warning in this case.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-98425
Debian:13linux6.12.113-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98425
Debian:14linux7.2.8-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98425
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.113-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98425

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 34bcf71502413f8903ade93746f2d0f04b937a78 – before bb91c15953705445778c170a2523f12351c4d92834bcf71502413f8903ade93746f2d0f04b937a78 – before 5f139e17f5bdba6b68177dd8afe13fa4549dfc5f34bcf71502413f8903ade93746f2d0f04b937a78 – before 23d51c0bc18f21d957756ba4650520bb3bc726b234bcf71502413f8903ade93746f2d0f04b937a78 – before a7491b7efbd9136b120a12ed72af9c12121dd1345ca99e71a9a6cf33a217690f5d87bc0129d1effd1cf18948040a40fa4497e40bcde2ffa8d6b1196e3.4.26 – before 3.53.7.3 – before 3.8
Linux Linux 3.8

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