A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.8.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function wilc_netdev_cleanup of the component wilc1000. The manipulation leads to use after free.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-26895. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.