wifi: mt76: fix non-AQL packet accounting for MLO stations
__mt76_tx_queue_skb() overrides the wcid passed by the driver with
sta->drv_priv, so the wcid might incorrectly be changed after TX,
causing wcid->non_aql_packets to be counted on the wrong wcid. For
example, on the AP side, if a station's setup link is the 5G link and
the station uses 2G to transmit a frame, the value of non_aql_packets
is increased on the 5G wcid but decreased on the 2G wcid. Once the
inflated counter exceeds MT_MAX_NON_AQL_PKT, the TX scheduler
permanently refuses to service the station.
Drop the reassignment and account on the wcid used for transmission.
This also records the actual wcid in the queue entry.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: fix non-AQL packet accounting for MLO stations __mt76_tx_queue_skb() overrides the wcid passed by the driver with sta->drv_priv, so the wcid might incorrectly be changed after TX, causing wcid->non_aql_packets to be counted on the wrong wcid. For example, on the AP side, if a station's setup link is the 5G link and the station uses 2G to transmit a frame, the value of non_aql_packets is increased on the 5G wcid but decreased on the 2G wcid. Once the inflated counter exceeds MT_MAX_NON_AQL_PKT, the TX scheduler permanently refuses to service the station. Drop the reassignment and account on the wcid used for transmission. This also records the actual wcid in the queue entry. | |
| Title | wifi: mt76: fix non-AQL packet accounting for MLO stations | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:09:14.730Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.808Z
Link: CVE-2026-90375
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:36.720
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:36.720
Link: CVE-2026-90375
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