# CVE-2026-23420: wifi: wlcore: Fix a locking bug

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-03 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.19

## 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.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ae8faf31b24c78653f4433298ee52813a56967a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc404390a386404cf9822d4091ccae1f61efcbcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ab511003c5ae3bf5364d7699a2e3ab1db513680
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aca4c9e4901b01b8b985993dc7df80bd1d1338bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5feeea59ed142e15c3284d0b1a364c6786bf3487
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcef983ad88832f3aa83491a174c345de57afbbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a1c28a08d74716f3f8e3a21c86b30d0ff13521a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c6df8f284b3a49812ce2ac136727ace70acc7c

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