watchdog: unregister PM notifier on watchdog unregister
watchdog_register_device() registers wdd->pm_nb when
WDOG_NO_PING_ON_SUSPEND is set, but watchdog_unregister_device() does not
remove it. This leaves an embedded notifier block on the PM notifier chain
after the watchdog device has been unregistered.
A later suspend/resume notification can then call watchdog_pm_notifier()
with a stale watchdog_device pointer, or at minimum after wdd->wd_data has
been cleared by watchdog_dev_unregister().
Unregister the PM notifier before tearing down the watchdog device.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watchdog: unregister PM notifier on watchdog unregister watchdog_register_device() registers wdd->pm_nb when WDOG_NO_PING_ON_SUSPEND is set, but watchdog_unregister_device() does not remove it. This leaves an embedded notifier block on the PM notifier chain after the watchdog device has been unregistered. A later suspend/resume notification can then call watchdog_pm_notifier() with a stale watchdog_device pointer, or at minimum after wdd->wd_data has been cleared by watchdog_dev_unregister(). Unregister the PM notifier before tearing down the watchdog device. | |
| Title | watchdog: unregister PM notifier on watchdog unregister | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:58:23.059Z
Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.885Z
Link: CVE-2026-74329
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:33.640
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:33.640
Link: CVE-2026-74329
Redhat
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Updated: 2026-08-15T16:45:10Z
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CWE-416
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