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

wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link()

This code frees "link" by calling kfree_rcu(link, rcu_head) and then it
dereferences "link" to get the "link->fw_id". Save the "link->fw_id"
first to avoid a potential use after free.
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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link() This code frees "link" by calling kfree_rcu(link, rcu_head) and then it dereferences "link" to get the "link->fw_id". Save the "link->fw_id" first to avoid a potential use after free.
Title wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-16T13:43:00.435Z

Reserved: 2025-12-16T13:41:40.252Z

Link: CVE-2025-68182

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-16T14:15:50.773

Modified: 2025-12-16T14:15:50.773

Link: CVE-2025-68182

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