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CVE-2026-80940

CVE-2026-80940 PUBLISHED

Reported by Linux · Published September 11, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: pci: fix resource leak on failed NAPI setup rtw_pci_probe() allocates PCI resources through rtw_pci_setup_resource() before it sets up NAPI. If rtw_pci_napi_init() fails, the error path jumps straight to err_pci_declaim and skips rtw_pci_destroy(), leaving the PCI resources allocated by rtw_pci_setup_resource() behind. Add a dedicated cleanup label for the NAPI setup failure path so probe destroys the PCI resources. The bug was first flagged by an experimental analysis tool we are developing for kernel memory-management bugs while analyzing current mainline kernels. The tool is still under development and is not yet publicly available. Manual inspection confirms that the bug is still present in v7.1-rc7. An x86_64 allyesconfig build showed no new warnings. As we do not have a suitable rtw88 PCI board to test with, no runtime testing was able to be performed.

EPSS 0.17% · 6.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.17%
6.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinuxd0bcb10e7b94861c714ab1e62c98bf8abaa37527, d0bcb10e7b94861c714ab1e62c98bf8abaa37527, d0bcb10e7b94861c714ab1e62c98bf8abaa37527
LinuxLinux6.11, 0, 6.12.109
linuxlinux_kernel6.11, 6.11, 6.11
LinuxLinuxd0bcb10e7b94861c714ab1e62c98bf8abaa37527, d0bcb10e7b94861c714ab1e62c98bf8abaa37527, d0bcb10e7b94861c714ab1e62c98bf8abaa37527

Timeline

  • Sep 11, 2026 CVE Published
  • Sep 11, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 12, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Sep 17, 2026 EPSS Score

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