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wifi: mac80211: prevent AP VLAN tx from other interfaces

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: prevent AP VLAN tx from other interfaces Since the station lookup was factored out of ieee80211_build_hdr(), ieee80211_lookup_ra_sta() uses sta_info_get_bss() for all AP and AP VLAN frames, not only for control port frames. A unicast frame sent on one interface thus matches a station of a different VLAN of the same BSS and is transmitted to it. Only match stations of the interface the frame is sent on, except for control port frames, since those may be sent for VLAN stations directly on the BSS interface.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.113, 6.18.56, 6.6.160, 7.2.10
CVEs
CVE-2026-98822
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 00:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

wifi: mac80211: prevent AP VLAN tx from other interfaces

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Oct 2026, 15:49 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: prevent AP VLAN tx from other interfaces Since the station lookup was factored out of ieee80211_build_hdr(), ieee80211_lookup_ra_sta() uses sta_info_get_bss() for all AP and AP VLAN frames, not only for control port frames. A unicast frame sent on one interface thus matches a station of a different VLAN of the same BSS and is transmitted to it. Only match stations of the interface the frame is sent on, except for control port frames, since those may be sent for VLAN stations directly on the BSS interface.

osv:CVE-2026-98822

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10

Complete source record
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