CVE-2026-17523

high

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.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf74aa86e111aa3b2fbb25db37e3a3fab71b5b68

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-27

Updated: 2026-09-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00119