CVE-2026-97504 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

watchdog: lenovo_se10_wdt: Fix use-after-free and resource leak risk

Review by sashiko.dev highlighted potential use after free and resource
leak instances.

Set se10_pdev to null to prevent use after free

Remove DMI call back and instead directly call
se10_create_platform_device. Handle error cases appropriately

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Linux Subscribe	Linux Kernel Subscribe

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Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3394e894880a60338a2981dd688fd25e88d79667
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9f1fb55646534370b00824a1fdb47718c72f115
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9adbc3a116dfa8c7b643180dabf6166c99bcec7

History

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watchdog: lenovo_se10_wdt: Fix use-after-free and resource leak risk Review by sashiko.dev highlighted potential use after free and resource leak instances. Set se10_pdev to null to prevent use after free Remove DMI call back and instead directly call se10_create_platform_device. Handle error cases appropriately
Title		watchdog: lenovo_se10_wdt: Fix use-after-free and resource leak risk
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3394e894880a60338a2981dd688fd25e88d79667 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9f1fb55646534370b00824a1fdb47718c72f115 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9adbc3a116dfa8c7b643180dabf6166c99bcec7

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-09-24T16:04:52.618Z

Updated: 2026-09-24T16:04:52.618Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T16:01:01.151Z

Link: CVE-2026-97504

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-24T17:17:28.200

Modified: 2026-09-24T17:17:28.200

Link: CVE-2026-97504

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Weaknesses

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