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usb: typec: thunderbolt: Disable work before freeing tbt on remove

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: thunderbolt: Disable work before freeing tbt on remove tbt_altmode_remove() drops the plug and cable references without draining tbt->work. The work function dereferences those references, and can also requeue itself in its error path. The VDM callbacks can queue the same work item. Disable and drain tbt->work before dropping the references. This waits for an existing invocation and prevents subsequent schedule_work() calls from queueing it during teardown. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool and confirmed by manual code review.

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CVE-2026-89737

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Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-89737

Linux

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Linux

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product

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    "vendor": "Linux",
    "product": "Linux",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "100e257386595b3f1865ca8a991e2ba74f9701ff",
        "lessThan": "ebb840d982a612261cfc8a7687735a140c6c7024",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "100e257386595b3f1865ca8a991e2ba74f9701ff",
        "lessThan": "0a25484fe22f621e151367a59a82330a22ac80bc",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "100e257386595b3f1865ca8a991e2ba74f9701ff",
        "lessThan": "92090f6ff2acc81e9dd99881dcfb4f8c1bdaabd3",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ],
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/thunderbolt.c"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  },
  {
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "product": "Linux",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "6.14"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "6.14",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "6.18.50",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "7.2.4",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "7.3",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*"
      }
    ],
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/thunderbolt.c"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "affected"
  }
]
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