CVE-2026-72070

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72070
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72070.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-72070
Downstream
Published
2026-08-15T05:52:22Z
Modified
2026-08-25T03:51:46Z
Summary
wifi: libertas_tf: fix use-after-free in lbtf_free_adapter()
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: libertas_tf: fix use-after-free in lbtf_free_adapter()

lbtf_free_adapter() calls timer_delete(&priv->command_timer), which does not wait for a running command_timer_fn() callback. lbtf_free_adapter() runs on the teardown path right before ieee80211_free_hw() frees priv, both in lbtf_remove_card() and in the probe error path. command_timer is armed by mod_timer() in lbtf_cmd() whenever a firmware command is sent. command_timer_fn() dereferences priv. If a command times out as the device is removed, command_timer_fn() runs concurrently with teardown and dereferences priv after it has been freed.

This is the same use-after-free that commit 03cc8f90d053 ("wifi: libertas: fix use-after-free in lbs_free_adapter()") fixed in the sibling libertas driver. The libertas_tf variant has the identical pattern and was left unchanged. Use timer_delete_sync() so any in-flight callback completes before priv is freed.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72070.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
06b16ae5319251c26377afcb401e46056d5673f4
Fixed
bd75636681588c67006279abdb9a76a708b3ce29
Fixed
2fba1d3b2f031a2c68e566a6d45cc5b7a8d6683d
Fixed
9392fd5de555272449d3d8c63410ea00f8ec853a
Fixed
4714e95f5d61cb9c5c7c6c4e68b618f37bc6ffcf
Fixed
066b59e84f90d270cc15f0370166155aca507630
Fixed
fcff712d0e3d183843ec3916470ee6cc3455baad
Fixed
bcf7968cb97ce4312588042cf2712f04caff6d8f
Fixed
aa6dcd5c8dd9ba1d7d0f60093bcda41c0d6d438d

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72070.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.6.28
Fixed
5.10.266
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.11.0
Fixed
5.15.217
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.16.0
Fixed
6.1.184
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.6.148
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.7.0
Fixed
6.12.101
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.40
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.1.5

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72070.json"