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 Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1450825 Title: Reading from /proc/brcm_monitor0 causes lockup of CPU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1450825/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs