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CVE-2026-98773

USB: cdc-acm: skip URB restart in port_shutdown if disconnected

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1 d ago

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Linux Kernel CVE-2026-98773 Vulnerability

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Evidence confidence

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Short explanation

The USB cdc-acm driver in the Linux kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability due to failing to skip URB restart during disconnection.

Why does it matter?

Accessing freed memory regions during concurrent disconnection and port closure scenarios can lead to system instability or potential security flaws.

What should be done?

  • Checking acm->disconnected in the disconnect path
  • Ensuring URBs remain poisoned
  • Following vendor advisories
Note on uncertainty

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Chain of evidence and sources2 verified claims

Linux çekirdeği cdc-acm sürücüsü, bağlantı kesildiğinde port_shutdown içinde URB yeniden başlatmasını atlamamaktadır.

Eşzamanlı acm_disconnect işlemleri, in-flight URB'ler serbest bırakıldığında use-after-free hatasına neden olur.

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: cdc-acm: skip URB restart in port_shutdown if disconnected acm_port_shutdown() is called from the tty-port machinery whenever the last user closes the port. acm_disconnect() sets acm->disconnected and calls tty_port_tty_vhangup(), which eventually triggers port_shutdown(). At that point acm_disconnect() has already called acm_poison_urbs() and is about to free the control and read URBs. However, acm_port_shutdown() unconditionally calls acm_unpoison_urbs() and, when the ALWAYS_POLL_CTRL quirk is set, immediately re-submits the ctrlurb and all read URBs. If the concurrent acm_disconnect() then frees those URBs and their DMA buffers while they are in-flight, the result is a use-after-free in acm_ctrl_irq() or acm_read_bulk_callback() accessing the freed DMA memory. Fix by checking acm->disconnected after draining the delayed anchor and returning early: if we are in a disconnect path the URBs must remain poisoned and must not be resubmitted. The early return is placed after the delayed-anchor drain loop because that loop only cancels write-side accounting (wb->use = false and autopm counter) and does not touch the hardware path.

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IMPACT: Affected Products and Software

Affected Products

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Total affected vendors: 1|Products: 2

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Weakness Classification and Attack Patterns (CWE & CAPEC)

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