Public bug reported: Steps to reproduce: Install and use bcmwl-kernel-source $ cat /proc/brcm_monitor0 What happens: $ dmesg ... Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP on cpu 1 ...
Tested on Trusty and Vivid. The file is readable by everyone. At least change this to only root. ** Affects: bcmwl (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - Reading from /proc/brcm_monitor0 causes soft lockup of CPU + Reading from /proc/brcm_monitor0 causes lockup of CPU -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bcmwl in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1450825 Title: Reading from /proc/brcm_monitor0 causes lockup of CPU Status in bcmwl package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Steps to reproduce: Install and use bcmwl-kernel-source $ cat /proc/brcm_monitor0 What happens: $ dmesg ... Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP on cpu 1 ... Tested on Trusty and Vivid. The file is readable by everyone. At least change this to only root. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1450825/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp