# CVE-2026-98336: wifi: mac80211: don't offload TC setup on AP\_VLAN interfaces

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 61587f1556fec39e8bafc40c8715f560639a4cf2, fixed in 790221efbfece13a2347563b3785aaca48f192e2; from 61587f1556fec39e8bafc40c8715f560639a4cf2, fixed in 40bc8a268c3b6e21fa3a8dd1b4fd85aa905b9718; from 61587f1556fec39e8bafc40c8715f560639a4cf2, fixed in 9c34f01b8f2177dd4e1ee524ca1f9ca3fcd85a11; from 61587f1556fec39e8bafc40c8715f560639a4cf2, fixed in ea3ef2165e4751df2ee3bc1c07a192243a08faa5; from 61587f1556fec39e8bafc40c8715f560639a4cf2, fixed in 362bd5bce29ed0f6fd3d39a7065567777d70606e
- Linux: 6.4
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.4.0, 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: mac80211: don't offload TC setup on AP_VLAN interfaces AP_VLAN interfaces are purely virtual, so don't try to offload TC setup to drivers. We can't really use the AP interface either since we may not know it all the time, and it could technically even change. Just reject the TC offload so things get done in software.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8) 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/790221efbfece13a2347563b3785aaca48f192e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40bc8a268c3b6e21fa3a8dd1b4fd85aa905b9718
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c34f01b8f2177dd4e1ee524ca1f9ca3fcd85a11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea3ef2165e4751df2ee3bc1c07a192243a08faa5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/362bd5bce29ed0f6fd3d39a7065567777d70606e

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