Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Fix potential use-after-free issue when stopping watchdog task Watchdog task might end between send_sig() and kthread_stop() calls, what results in the use-after-free issue. Fix this by increasing watchdog task reference count before calling send_sig() and dropping it by switching to kthread_stop_put().
CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.135%Risque 0.79
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- 2026-05-28 10:16:33
- Versions concernées
- unknown
- Type
- Core software
- Vecteur
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Systèmes d’exploitation
- Linux