In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211: fix locking in ieee80211_start_ap error path We need to hold the local->mtx to release the channel context, as even encoded by the lockdep_assert_held() there. Fix it. CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) CVE-2021-47091 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47091)