CVE-2026-98701 wifi: mac80211: release mesh path quota on failed additions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: release mesh path quota on failed additions Repeated failed or duplicate mesh path additions can exhaust MESHMAXMPATHS while the path table holds fewer paths, which stops new paths to reachable destinations from...

CVE-2026-98701 wifi: mac80211: release mesh path quota on failed additions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: release mesh path quota on failed additions Repeated failed or duplicate mesh path additions can exhaust MESHMAXMPATHS while the path table holds fewer paths, which stops new paths to reachable destinations from...

CVE-2026-98701

The Linux kernel contains a vulnerability in the wifi: mac80211 component where repeated failed or duplicate mesh path additions can exhaust the MESH_MAX_MPATHS quota. The root cause is that the mesh_path_add() function reserves a slot before allocation and insertion; however, if allocation fails...