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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: bcmwl (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Reading from /proc/brcm_monitor0 causes lockup of CPU

Status in bcmwl package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

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.

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