{"cve":"CVE-2026-23420","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-03T14:16:28.027","modified":"2026-07-24T21:10:00.143","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: wlcore: Fix a locking bug\n\nMake sure that wl->mutex is locked before it is unlocked. This has been\ndetected by the Clang thread-safety analyzer.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-667"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a1c28a08d74716f3f8e3a21c86b30d0ff13521a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ae8faf31b24c78653f4433298ee52813a56967a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5feeea59ed142e15c3284d0b1a364c6786bf3487","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c6df8f284b3a49812ce2ac136727ace70acc7c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ab511003c5ae3bf5364d7699a2e3ab1db513680"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:28:59.047572785+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-23420","score":0.00095,"percentile":0.0062,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}