# CVE-2026-97504: watchdog: lenovo_se10_wdt: Fix use-after-free and resource leak risk

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Lenovo SE10 watchdog driver allows local attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-104033, BELL-CVE-2026-97504, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97504, GHSA-v7pg-j4pp-372x, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97504

## What is CVE-2026-97504?

CVE-2026-97504 is an use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97504?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-97504?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-97504 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-97504 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-97504 is an use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97504/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97504/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97504
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97504
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97504

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.