# CVE-2026-68198: wifi: ath6kl: fix use-after-free in aggr\_reset\_state()

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.266, 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in a1bac650b2d6b1baab1f3e78e2e007a6e2948dde; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in 2132a6db05846dd2318857d00e0c1291f9e41b29; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in 17ff29cd8dbc977c97788a5f7c011ec807b58242; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in 64af6534a085f49d6ed33338a19ab9cf0d0523c9; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in b5d618fd61b9069b4c0a6b487022dd3117ad5acc; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in 18965470d41e69d3fc10eb62afae29d10f4cdfd1; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in a3313111b5d9046af60b370c93eec105b27380c1; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in ba7debb4dd6427386862220e8335a53a4bfc235d
- Linux: 3.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.2.0, fixed in 5.10.266; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.217; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.184; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.151; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.103; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.42; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: fix use-after-free in aggr_reset_state() The aggr_reset_state() function uses timer_delete() (non-synchronous) for the aggregation timer before proceeding to delete TID state and before the structure is freed by callers like aggr_module_destroy(). If the timer callback (aggr_timeout) is executing when aggr_reset_state() is called, the callback will continue to access aggr_conn fields like rx_tid[] and stat[] which may be freed immediately after by kfree(aggr_info->aggr_conn) in aggr_module_destroy(). Additionally, the timer callback can re-arm itself via mod_timer() while aggr_reset_state() is running, creating a more complex race condition. Use timer_delete_sync() instead to ensure any running timer callback has completed before returning.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.266, 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.151, 6.12.103) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bac650b2d6b1baab1f3e78e2e007a6e2948dde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2132a6db05846dd2318857d00e0c1291f9e41b29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17ff29cd8dbc977c97788a5f7c011ec807b58242
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64af6534a085f49d6ed33338a19ab9cf0d0523c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5d618fd61b9069b4c0a6b487022dd3117ad5acc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18965470d41e69d3fc10eb62afae29d10f4cdfd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3313111b5d9046af60b370c93eec105b27380c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba7debb4dd6427386862220e8335a53a4bfc235d

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