CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74687

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the at91sam9_wdt watchdog driver has a vulnerability where at91_ping() rearms the watchdog timer from its callback. Using timer_delete() neither waits for a running callback nor prevents rearming, potentially leading to access to freed memory during probe failure or driver removal.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes use-after-free, which could lead to system crashes or potential code execution in kernel context.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that uses timer_shutdown_sync() on both teardown paths to ensure safe timer shutdown.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watchdog: at91sam9_wdt: prevent timer rearm during teardown at91_ping() rearms the watchdog timer from its callback. timer_delete() neither waits for a running callback nor prevents it from rearming the timer, so probe failure or driver removal can leave the timer accessing the devm-allocated at91wdt after it has been freed. Use timer_shutdown_sync() on both teardown paths. It waits for a running callback and rejects any attempt by the callback to rearm the timer.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS