VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-23420
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wlcore: Fix a locking bug Make sure that wl->mutex is locked before it is unlocked.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.09%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.09%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wlcore: Fix a locking bug Make sure that wl->mutex is locked before it is unlocked. This has been detected by the Clang thread-safety analyzer.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.09% probability · 1th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a1c28a08d74716f3f8e3a21c86b30d0ff13521aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ae8faf31b24c78653f4433298ee52813a56967aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5feeea59ed142e15c3284d0b1a364c6786bf3487Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c6df8f284b3a49812ce2ac136727ace70acc7cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ab511003c5ae3bf5364d7699a2e3ab1db513680Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aca4c9e4901b01b8b985993dc7df80bd1d1338bdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc404390a386404cf9822d4091ccae1f61efcbcdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcef983ad88832f3aa83491a174c345de57afbbdPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.