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CVE-2026-80830

Low risk· EPSS 9%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a spin lock was added to usb_wakeup_notification() to prevent a race condition with dereferencing freed memory. The issue could occur when the xHCI driver called this function from an IRQ, racing with hub_disconnect().

Risk Assessment

The race could lead to use-after-free, potentially causing system crash or privilege escalation by a local attacker.

Recommendation

Install a Linux kernel update that adds the lock to eliminate the risk.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS