In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: core: Add lock to usb_wakeup_notification() Add a spin lock to usb_wakeup notification to prevent a race condition with dereferencing freed memory. This could be hit by the xHCI driver as it calls this function from an IRQ and could race with the hub_disconnect() function, which properly grabs this lock to protect the state of the device.
History

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
CWE-416

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: core: Add lock to usb_wakeup_notification() Add a spin lock to usb_wakeup notification to prevent a race condition with dereferencing freed memory. This could be hit by the xHCI driver as it calls this function from an IRQ and could race with the hub_disconnect() function, which properly grabs this lock to protect the state of the device.
Title usb: core: Add lock to usb_wakeup_notification()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-09-04T15:54:35.169Z

Updated: 2026-09-07T14:21:22.046Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.796Z

Link: CVE-2026-80830

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T16:18:11.143

Modified: 2026-09-07T15:17:33.187

Link: CVE-2026-80830

cve-icon Redhat

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