CVE-2026-68374
usb: core: sysfs: add lock to bos_descriptors_read()
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
3th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: core: sysfs: add lock to bos_descriptors_read() Add a lock to the function bos_descriptors_read(). This function accesses udev->bos, which could be simultaneously freed in usb_reset_and_verify_device(), a function that is commonly called in drivers all over the kernel.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Aug 18, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
12fc84e8c4288cc8ed5f14a35e077130c2cfece2 < c07caee449c968842a350bfefa049889923b8240 12fc84e8c4288cc8ed5f14a35e077130c2cfece2 < 217774e143d7b5a88739193284b6421be3978601 12fc84e8c4288cc8ed5f14a35e077130c2cfece2 < ab82adf5e63b2d89ead7933ab753b9cedbe028e9 12fc84e8c4288cc8ed5f14a35e077130c2cfece2 < 4e0197fbb0eec588795d5431716a244d9ac8fa93
Linux / Linux
6.9
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c07caee449c968842a350bfefa049889923b8240 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/217774e143d7b5a88739193284b6421be3978601 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab82adf5e63b2d89ead7933ab753b9cedbe028e9 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e0197fbb0eec588795d5431716a244d9ac8fa93