wifi: brcmfmac: Fix potential use-after-free issue when stopping watchdog task
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AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a potential use-after-free condition in the brcmfmac WiFi driver component, specifically triggered when stopping the watchdog task. The affected products include Microsoft and Azure Linux 3.0 versions. The issue could lead to memory corruption or instability, but no further technical details or exploitation methods are described in the available data.
Potential Impact
The impact could involve memory corruption or system instability due to the use-after-free condition in the WiFi driver. However, no known exploits have been reported, and the exact consequences are not detailed in the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or mitigation instructions are provided in the available data.
wifi: brcmfmac: Fix potential use-after-free issue when stopping watchdog task
Description
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a potential use-after-free condition in the brcmfmac WiFi driver component, specifically triggered when stopping the watchdog task. The affected products include Microsoft and Azure Linux 3.0 versions. The issue could lead to memory corruption or instability, but no further technical details or exploitation methods are described in the available data.
Potential Impact
The impact could involve memory corruption or system instability due to the use-after-free condition in the WiFi driver. However, no known exploits have been reported, and the exact consequences are not detailed in the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or mitigation instructions are provided in the available data.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_vex
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Microsoft Security Response Center
- Advisory Id
- msrc_CVE-2026-46180
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a19fedae29bf47b500fe5f2
Added to database: 5/29/2026, 9:02:18 PM
Last enriched: 5/29/2026, 9:16:38 PM
Last updated: 5/31/2026, 4:56:26 AM
Views: 5
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