# CVE-2026-17523: can: bcm: switch timer to HRTIMER\_MODE\_SOFT and remove hrtimer\_tasklet

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-27 · Updated: 2026-09-10

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.29

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: bcm: switch timer to HRTIMER_MODE_SOFT and remove hrtimer_tasklet This patch switches the timer to HRTIMER_MODE_SOFT, which executed the timer callback in softirq context and removes the hrtimer_tasklet.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79305a826f872fe446c6fbf8450f515053ef6951
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf74aa86e111aa3b2fbb25db37e3a3fab71b5b68

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