CVE-2026-98710
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98710
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98710.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-98710
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-10-18T15:46:40Z
- Modified
- 2026-10-19T02:47:14Z
- Summary
- wifi: iwlegacy: 3945: free EEPROM data on remove
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: iwlegacy: 3945: free EEPROM data on remove
il3945_pci_probe() calls il_eeprom_init(), which allocates memory for the EEPROM data. The probe failure paths release this allocation with il_eeprom_free(), but the remove path does not free it after a successful probe.
As a result, the EEPROM data is leaked when the PCI device is removed.
Free the EEPROM data in il3945_pci_remove() before releasing the mac80211 hardware structure.
This issue was found by manual code inspection.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98710.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89f9d6186dc7429f38132635526e28549c913c0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab7bee2cd55f665cb29fa0ace2ec14020e0a452e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd8f8f45d81aac384311701d7ffe26567af2e783
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8ebe286394c0bbb4a6dbacb182a34ab6376922d
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98710.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98710
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
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Introduced073d3f5f1b3b6512eb82a3d40c84dedb14dc6f73Fixedab7bee2cd55f665cb29fa0ace2ec14020e0a452eFixedcd8f8f45d81aac384311701d7ffe26567af2e783Fixed89f9d6186dc7429f38132635526e28549c913c0bFixedf8ebe286394c0bbb4a6dbacb182a34ab6376922d