---
id: CVE-2026-97504
title: |-
  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_…
summary: |-
  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_…
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    e9adbc3a116dfa8c7b643180dabf6166c99bcec7
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    c9f1fb55646534370b00824a1fdb47718c72f115
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    3394e894880a60338a2981dd688fd25e88d79667
  - Linux < 6.12.111
  - Linux < 6.18.53
  - Linux (all versions)
published: '2026-09-24'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T17:17:28.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97504'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3394e894880a60338a2981dd688fd25e88d79667'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9f1fb55646534370b00824a1fdb47718c72f115'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9adbc3a116dfa8c7b643180dabf6166c99bcec7'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T16:47:15.863Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.