Bug 2454770 (CVE-2026-23420) - CVE-2026-23420 kernel: wifi: wlcore: Fix a locking bug
Summary: CVE-2026-23420 kernel: wifi: wlcore: Fix a locking bug
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-23420
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-04-03 14:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-03 15:50 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-03 14:01:25 UTC 
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.
Comment 1 Alexander B 2026-04-03 15:08:06 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026040303-CVE-2026-23420-c110@gregkh/T
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