High · CVSS 7.8CVE-2026-74687

watchdog: at91sam9_wdt: prevent timer rearm during teardownCVE-2026-74687

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-74687 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in watchdog: at91sam9_wdt: prevent timer rearm during teardown. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 22, 2026Updated Aug 25, 2026Source checked Oct 6, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 22, 2026Material review Aug 25, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric	>=5161b31dc39a6d6dadc95f298de48a725b73ada8 <29fe74c9aa69d78c1c6a3930f1d9fc5db71a6eed \|\| >=5161b31dc39a6d6dadc95f298de48a725b73ada8 <b7949b0a7d998013b7ec8617a0ef5b07cca80be4 \|\| >=5161b31dc39a6d6dadc95f298de48a725b73ada8 <8444d66aa6b6e7fe0a26fa1a00a11cb4d0523783	29fe74c9aa69d78c1c6a3930f1d9fc5db71a6eed, b7949b0a7d998013b7ec8617a0ef5b07cca80be4, 8444d66aa6b6e7fe0a26fa1a00a11cb4d0523783
Linux/Linuxgeneric	3.14	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux, Linux/Linux.
Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to 29fe74c9aa69d78c1c6a3930f1d9fc5db71a6eed if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 22, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source 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.

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