Medium [CVE-2026-53103] fix potential deadlock in mt7925_roc_abort_sync
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-53103 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat package: kernel-rt.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix potential deadlock in mt7925_roc_abort_sync roc_abort_sync() can deadlock with roc_work(). roc_work() holds dev->mt76.mutex, while cancel_work_sync() waits for roc_work() to finish.
If the caller already owns the same mutex, both sides block and no progress is possible. This deadlock can occur during station removal when mt76_sta_state() -> mt76_sta_remove() -> mt7925_mac_sta_remove_link() -> mt7925_mac_link_sta_remove() -> mt7925_roc_abort_sync() invokes cancel_work_sync() while roc_work() is still running and holding dev->mt76.mutex.
This avoids the mutex deadlock and preserves exactly-once work ownership. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Wi-Fi subsystem, specifically within the `mt7925_roc_abort_sync` function.
This vulnerability can lead to a deadlock condition when `roc_abort_sync()` attempts to cancel a work item (`roc_work()`) while `roc_work()` is already holding a mutex. This situation can occur during Wi-Fi station removal, causing the system to become unresponsive, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). Weakness: CWE-833.
Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.
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Mitigation
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