# CVE-2026-98332: wifi: mac80211: only operate on TDLS peers in the TDLS code

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.8
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from dfe018bf99537e42c816d3f543620a7e09fcf3cd, fixed in 0cd452ccaa5c5971440256ce72c64611eca176c1; from dfe018bf99537e42c816d3f543620a7e09fcf3cd, fixed in 6f0a100df8539ce90f37c14e1945f396ca2410bc
- Linux: 3.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.2.0, fixed in 7.2.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: only operate on TDLS peers in the TDLS code ieee80211_tdls_oper() can operate on the AP station, which then yields various warnings when the AP station is removed then or at a later point in time after being confused for a TDLS peer. Always check that the station is a TDLS peer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cd452ccaa5c5971440256ce72c64611eca176c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f0a100df8539ce90f37c14e1945f396ca2410bc

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