# CVE-2026-97504: watchdog: lenovo\_se10\_wdt: Fix use-after-free and resource leak risk

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.111, 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-09-28

## Affected

- Linux: from 1f6602c8ed1eccac4fa83e338d02aafe3a0e2c0a, fixed in e9adbc3a116dfa8c7b643180dabf6166c99bcec7; from 1f6602c8ed1eccac4fa83e338d02aafe3a0e2c0a, fixed in c9f1fb55646534370b00824a1fdb47718c72f115; from 1f6602c8ed1eccac4fa83e338d02aafe3a0e2c0a, fixed in 3394e894880a60338a2981dd688fd25e88d79667
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## 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

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

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

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