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CVE-2026-46180
Published: May 28, 2026
Modified: May 28, 2026
PUBLISHED
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().
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 - < ed4168d1a50fef5be8eca947fbbf05a28507d265affected a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 - < d16827cb1d3936f7627d0da6044483f743ebde03affected a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 - < 658d2e46c2e9a8eb9b80c5e803ce3c89885b3366affected a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 - < 908b92231e1ded53e43fcfad5e0704d83e1b803caffected a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 - < c623b63580880cc742255eaed3d79804c1b91143 |
Linux | Linux | affected 3.3unaffected 0 - < 3.3unaffected 6.6.140 - <= 6.6.*unaffected 6.12.88 - <= 6.12.*unaffected 6.18.30 - <= 6.18.*+2 more versions |
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