CVE-2026-74687

watchdog: at91sam9_wdt: prevent timer rearm during teardown

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 22, 2026 at 03:32 PM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

Using Linux by Linux?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Linux - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.145161b31dc39a6d6dadc95f298de48a725b73ada8
Vendor states this is fixed in 29fe74c9aa69d78c1c6a3930f1d9fc5db71a6eed (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8444d66aa6b6e7fe0a26fa1a00a11cb4d0523783 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b7949b0a7d998013b7ec8617a0ef5b07cca80be4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.114 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.45 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card