Bug 2507407 (CVE-2026-17523) - CVE-2026-17523 kernel: can:bcm: arbitrary kernel code execution leading to escalate privileges
Summary: CVE-2026-17523 kernel: can:bcm: arbitrary kernel code execution leading to es...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-17523
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-07-27 08:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-29 10:08 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-27 08:03:21 UTC 
can: bcm: switch timer to HRTIMER_MODE_SOFT and remove hrtimer_tasklet
commit bf74aa86e111aa3b2fbb25db37e3a3fab71b5b68

This patch switches the timer to HRTIMER_MODE_SOFT, which executed the
timer callback in softirq context and removes the hrtimer_tasklet.
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