# CVE-2026-53102: wifi: mt76: Fix memory leak after mt76\_connac\_mcu\_alloc\_sta\_req()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.0.10
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.18.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.109; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: Fix memory leak after mt76_connac_mcu_alloc_sta_req() mt76_connac_mcu_alloc_sta_req() allocates an skb which is expected to be freed eventually by mt76_mcu_skb_send_msg(). However, currently if an intermediate function fails before sending, the allocated skb is leaked. Specifically, mt76_connac_mcu_sta_wed_update() and mt76_connac_mcu_sta_key_tlv() may fail, leading to an immediate memory leak in the error path. Fix this by explicitly freeing the skb in these error paths. Commit 7c0f63fe37a5 ("wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak on mt7996_mcu_sta_key_tlv error") made a similar change. Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.0.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25af8229133c8dc69b12721ad84165cced83caed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2af91af9536922edc3f63de90c3f1fe9db71717
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7de35b99503012e57bec027e98ed53f881518b5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8527ac1bce87aaabde6755e8e6eb2a9f439d1292
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb466406d2094deefadc2cd6ddb4f6eeb086d1b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c41075ce8cf05ed8c0e7b7efef000dce548ffc42

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