CVE-2026-72070

wifi: libertas_tf: fix use-after-free in lbtf_free_adapter()

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Aug 23, 2026
Reserved
Aug 9, 2026

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Description

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

wifi: libertas_tf: fix use-after-free in lbtf_free_adapter()

lbtf_free_adapter() calls timer_delete(&priv->command_timer), which does not wait for a running command_timer_fn() callback. lbtf_free_adapter() runs on the teardown path right before ieee80211_free_hw() frees priv, both in lbtf_remove_card() and in the probe error path. command_timer is armed by mod_timer() in lbtf_cmd() whenever a firmware command is sent. command_timer_fn() dereferences priv. If a command times out as the device is removed, command_timer_fn() runs concurrently with teardown and dereferences priv after it has been freed.

This is the same use-after-free that commit 03cc8f90d053 ("wifi: libertas: fix use-after-free in lbs_free_adapter()") fixed in the sibling libertas driver. The libertas_tf variant has the identical pattern and was left unchanged. Use timer_delete_sync() so any in-flight callback completes before priv is freed.

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Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
LinuxLinux
  • 06b16ae5319251c26377afcb401e46056d5673f4 to before bd75636681588c67006279abdb9a76a708b3ce29Affected
  • 06b16ae5319251c26377afcb401e46056d5673f4 to before 2fba1d3b2f031a2c68e566a6d45cc5b7a8d6683dAffected
  • 06b16ae5319251c26377afcb401e46056d5673f4 to before 9392fd5de555272449d3d8c63410ea00f8ec853aAffected
  • 06b16ae5319251c26377afcb401e46056d5673f4 to before 4714e95f5d61cb9c5c7c6c4e68b618f37bc6ffcfAffected
  • 06b16ae5319251c26377afcb401e46056d5673f4 to before 066b59e84f90d270cc15f0370166155aca507630Affected
  • 06b16ae5319251c26377afcb401e46056d5673f4 to before fcff712d0e3d183843ec3916470ee6cc3455baadAffected
  • 06b16ae5319251c26377afcb401e46056d5673f4 to before bcf7968cb97ce4312588042cf2712f04caff6d8fAffected
  • 06b16ae5319251c26377afcb401e46056d5673f4 to before aa6dcd5c8dd9ba1d7d0f60093bcda41c0d6d438dAffected
LinuxLinux
  • 2.6.28Affected
  • before 2.6.28Not affected
  • 5.10.266 through 5.10.*Not affected
  • 5.15.217 through 5.15.*Not affected
  • 6.1.184 through 6.1.*Not affected
  • 6.6.148 through 6.6.*Not affected
  • 6.12.101 through 6.12.*Not affected
  • 6.18.40 through 6.18.*Not affected
  • 7.1.5 through 7.1.*Not affected
  • 7.2 and laterNot affected

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