# CVE-2026-74687: watchdog: at91sam9\_wdt: prevent timer rearm during teardown

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.45, 7.1.9
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.14.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.45; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.9

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.45, 7.1.9) per the references below.
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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/f96c18a766477e5f33d51697963a5c8aed260dae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e0efcb1125e6b452c648671f15920c4955b681
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1beb4dd6a30dea699e98990dd61f892ed1c0985e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29fe74c9aa69d78c1c6a3930f1d9fc5db71a6eed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7949b0a7d998013b7ec8617a0ef5b07cca80be4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8444d66aa6b6e7fe0a26fa1a00a11cb4d0523783

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