# CVE-2026-89523: wifi: mt76: mt7925: cancel pending mlo\_pm\_work

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.15, 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 276a568832577c81ec90b62dc506bbdc3781ca46, fixed in 5be6d02837d418bc6c805b5cab1b338de6de9ca7; from 276a568832577c81ec90b62dc506bbdc3781ca46, fixed in c5e073f2fbfd34d22099a50d96f60990799753e2; from 276a568832577c81ec90b62dc506bbdc3781ca46, fixed in 2889e84282dda147f10b10d94cf0efd90a349c53; from 6.14.3, fixed in 6.15
- Linux: 6.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.15.0, 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: mt7925: cancel pending mlo_pm_work If the device is reset, suspended or unregistered within that window, the pending work can still run and access vif/bss data that may already be freed, or send MCU commands while the firmware is not available. Add cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->mlo_pm_work) in all relevant teardown and suspend paths: - mt7925_mac_reset_work() (chip reset recovery) - mt7925e_unregister_device() (PCIe unbind) - mt7925_pci_suspend() (PCIe bus suspend) - mt7925_suspend() (mac80211 suspend) - mt7925u_suspend() (USB bus / runtime suspend) This ensures the work is stopped before the device state becomes invalid.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.15, 6.18.50, 7.2.4) 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/5be6d02837d418bc6c805b5cab1b338de6de9ca7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e073f2fbfd34d22099a50d96f60990799753e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2889e84282dda147f10b10d94cf0efd90a349c53

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