CVE-2026-68469

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The normal sequence of evets goes\nlike this:\nEVENT_SLEEP -> adapter->ps_state = PS_STATE_PRE_SLEEP -> sleep-confirm\n-> SLEEP -> EVENT_AWAKE -> AWAKE.\nBefore sending the sleep-confirm command, the driver must make sure\nthere are no commands either running or waiting to be completed.\n\nmwifiex_ret_802_11_associate() unconditionally sets\nps_state = PS_STATE_AWAKE when it processes the association command\nresponse, outside of the normal powersave management flow. If\nEVENT_SLEEP arrives while the association command is in flight,\nps_state is PRE_SLEEP when the association command response is parsed,\nand the forced AWAKE overwrites it. The deferred sleep-confirm is\nnever sent.\n\nA subsequent scan_start command is correctly acknowledged, but the\nfirmware doesn't generate scan_result events. The scan request never\nfinishes, and additional requests from userspace fail with -EBUSY.\n\nAfter testing on both IW412 and W8997, I could only trigger the bug on\nthe IW412 and observed the firmwares behave differently. On the IW412\nthe firmware still sends EVENT_SLEEP while the authentication /\nassociation process is ongoing. A W8997 under the same\nconditions seems to suppress power-save for the duration of the\nassociation, so PRE_SLEEP never coincided with the association response\neven after extended periods of testing using the loops\ndescribed below (>12hours).\n\nOn the IW412, the delay between commands that triggers an EVENT_SLEEP\nwas empirically determined to be ~20ms. This delay can naturally occur\nwhen the driver is outputting debugging information\n(debug_mask = 0x00000037), in which situation the busy scans issue is\nrepeatable while running \"test 1)\" as described below. If the delay\nbetween commands is less than ~20ms, the firmware stays awake and\nthe issue was not reproducible running the same test.\n\nThe host_mlme=false path also behaves differently. In this case, the\nentire authentication / association transaction is executed by one\ncommand (HostCmd_CMD_802_11_ASSOCIATE), and the firmware doesn't emit\nEVENT_SLEEP while the command is running.\n\nRemove the assignment so the ps_state is only manipulated in the paths\nthat are related to powersave event handling and on the main workqueue\nfor correct sleep confirmation.\n\nThe following loop tests were performed (with debugging output enabled):\n1) force roaming between two AP's, one 5GHz and one 2.4GHz, same\nSSID. Use wpa_cli to trigger the roaming behavior, sleep 2s\nbetween iterations.\n2) force a disconnection to AP 1 and a connection to AP 2, test\nscan. 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The scan request never\nfinishes, and additional requests from userspace fail with -EBUSY.\n\nAfter testing on both IW412 and W8997, I could only trigger the bug on\nthe IW412 and observed the firmwares behave differently. On the IW412\nthe firmware still sends EVENT_SLEEP while the authentication /\nassociation process is ongoing. A W8997 under the same\nconditions seems to suppress power-save for the duration of the\nassociation, so PRE_SLEEP never coincided with the association response\neven after extended periods of testing using the loops\ndescribed below (>12hours).\n\nOn the IW412, the delay between commands that triggers an EVENT_SLEEP\nwas empirically determined to be ~20ms. This delay can naturally occur\nwhen the driver is outputting debugging information\n(debug_mask = 0x00000037), in which situation the busy scans issue is\nrepeatable while running \"test 1)\" as described below. If the delay\nbetween commands is less than ~20ms, the firmware stays awake and\nthe issue was not reproducible running the same test.\n\nThe host_mlme=false path also behaves differently. In this case, the\nentire authentication / association transaction is executed by one\ncommand (HostCmd_CMD_802_11_ASSOCIATE), and the firmware doesn't emit\nEVENT_SLEEP while the command is running.\n\nRemove the assignment so the ps_state is only manipulated in the paths\nthat are related to powersave event handling and on the main workqueue\nfor correct sleep confirmation.\n\nThe following loop tests were performed (with debugging output enabled):\n1) force roaming between two AP's, one 5GHz and one 2.4GHz, same\nSSID. Use wpa_cli to trigger the roaming behavior, sleep 2s\nbetween iterations.\n2) force a disconnection to AP 1 and a connection to AP 2, test\nscan. 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The normal sequence of evets goes\nlike this:\nEVENT_SLEEP -> adapter->ps_state = PS_STATE_PRE_SLEEP -> sleep-confirm\n-> SLEEP -> EVENT_AWAKE -> AWAKE.\nBefore sending the sleep-confirm command, the driver must make sure\nthere are no commands either running or waiting to be completed.\n\nmwifiex_ret_802_11_associate() unconditionally sets\nps_state = PS_STATE_AWAKE when it processes the association command\nresponse, outside of the normal powersave management flow. If\nEVENT_SLEEP arrives while the association command is in flight,\nps_state is PRE_SLEEP when the association command response is parsed,\nand the forced AWAKE overwrites it. The deferred sleep-confirm is\nnever sent.\n\nA subsequent scan_start command is correctly acknowledged, but the\nfirmware doesn't generate scan_result events. The scan request never\nfinishes, and additional requests from userspace fail with -EBUSY.\n\nAfter testing on both IW412 and W8997, I could only trigger the bug on\nthe IW412 and observed the firmwares behave differently. On the IW412\nthe firmware still sends EVENT_SLEEP while the authentication /\nassociation process is ongoing. A W8997 under the same\nconditions seems to suppress power-save for the duration of the\nassociation, so PRE_SLEEP never coincided with the association response\neven after extended periods of testing using the loops\ndescribed below (>12hours).\n\nOn the IW412, the delay between commands that triggers an EVENT_SLEEP\nwas empirically determined to be ~20ms. This delay can naturally occur\nwhen the driver is outputting debugging information\n(debug_mask = 0x00000037), in which situation the busy scans issue is\nrepeatable while running \"test 1)\" as described below. If the delay\nbetween commands is less than ~20ms, the firmware stays awake and\nthe issue was not reproducible running the same test.\n\nThe host_mlme=false path also behaves differently. In this case, the\nentire authentication / association transaction is executed by one\ncommand (HostCmd_CMD_802_11_ASSOCIATE), and the firmware doesn't emit\nEVENT_SLEEP while the command is running.\n\nRemove the assignment so the ps_state is only manipulated in the paths\nthat are related to powersave event handling and on the main workqueue\nfor correct sleep confirmation.\n\nThe following loop tests were performed (with debugging output enabled):\n1) force roaming between two AP's, one 5GHz and one 2.4GHz, same\nSSID. Use wpa_cli to trigger the roaming behavior, sleep 2s\nbetween iterations.\n2) force a disconnection to AP 1 and a connection to AP 2, test\nscan. Use wpa_cli to trigger the connection changes, sleep 2s\nbetween iterations.\n\nEach test ran in each device for at least 3 hours."}], "id": "CVE-2026-68469", "lastModified": "2026-11-06T17:19:34.073", "metrics": {"ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-68469", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-11-06T16:49:59.702038Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2026-08-15T06:19:57.620", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bc55db2d34756bd53e4460dbb699619ee13cd7f"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ed36b2586f16c480ed58de303af704c2235e16d"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31a2c409f8f58d20f0f6391c151421155768ed77"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5796eabe435d83544b6fe39851ce47ca68fdb778"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6126e12bf8c87badeab41a164c9689ac88e5c160"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a59cfa165aee3e29d06145041c0ebe46a51de604"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d78a407bad6f500884a8606aea1a5a9207be4030"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deb5f0ae384f1cf41fccaf6375266db2f2911b2b"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

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