CVE-2026-46180wifi: brcmfmac: Fix potential use-after-free issue when stopping watchdog task
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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
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 before a21f735fb1017ef89c6f9dbf4d799513b4e7bd5a; from a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 before df2e90d6a9955510f24f1dada78cfc439fd9fa88; from a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 before d616bb10de79e5c2bd8a24230a1128aeaf715615; from a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 before ed4168d1a50fef5be8eca947fbbf05a28507d265; from a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 before d16827cb1d3936f7627d0da6044483f743ebde03; from a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 before 658d2e46c2e9a8eb9b80c5e803ce3c89885b3366; from a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 before 908b92231e1ded53e43fcfad5e0704d83e1b803c; from a9ffda88be7416b8336f644806c2b3ed3ce08b26 before c623b63580880cc742255eaed3d79804c1b91143 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | all versions | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 3.3 before 6.6.140; from 6.7 before 6.12.88; from 6.13 before 6.18.30; from 6.19 before 7.0.7; 7.1; 7.1 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a21f735fb1017ef89c6f9dbf4d799513b4e7bd5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df2e90d6a9955510f24f1dada78cfc439fd9fa88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d616bb10de79e5c2bd8a24230a1128aeaf715615
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed4168d1a50fef5be8eca947fbbf05a28507d265patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d16827cb1d3936f7627d0da6044483f743ebde03patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/658d2e46c2e9a8eb9b80c5e803ce3c89885b3366patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/908b92231e1ded53e43fcfad5e0704d83e1b803cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c623b63580880cc742255eaed3d79804c1b91143patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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