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CVE-2026-80824: Linux kernel may crash when USB device is unplugged
CVE-2026-80824 · published 2 months ago
Summary
The Linux kernel used by Debian and Ubuntu cloud images can incorrectly handle the removal of a USB device, potentially leading to a crash. An unprivileged user with access to a USB device file could trigger this by mapping the device, submitting data, unplugging it, and then closing the file. Update your system to the latest kernel version that includes the fix.
What to do
- Update debian linux to version 6.1.187-1.
- Update debian linux to version 7.1.13-1.
- Update linux kernel to version 7.2.3.
- Update bellsoft linux-lts to version 6.18.53-r0.
- Update debian linux to version 6.12.111-1.
- Update bellsoft linux-lts to version 6.12.111-r0.
- Update debian linux-6.12 to version 6.12.111-1~deb12u1.
- Update bellsoft linux-lts to version 6.1.189-r0.
- Update linux linux to version 0a960b88c5979f853019d4dc4957dfbeeb193440 or later.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | debian | linux |
< 6.1.187-1 Fix: upgrade to 6.1.187-1
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| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-hwe | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe | All versions |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-edge | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.3 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-4.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.3 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-edge | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-4.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.3 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gke-4.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gke-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gkeop-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-ibm-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-kvm | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.3 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-raspi-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-bluefield | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gke | All versions |
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| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gke-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gkeop | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gkeop-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-ibm | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-ibm-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-intel-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-iot | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-5.10 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-5.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-5.6 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-raspi | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-raspi2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-allwinner-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-ibm-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-intel-iot-realtime | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-intel-iotg | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-tegra | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-5.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.1 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-realtime | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-starfive-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-starfive-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-starfive-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-realtime-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-6.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-6.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-7.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-6.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-6.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-7.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde-6.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde-6.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde-7.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-nvidia | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-6.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-6.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-7.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-6.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-6.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-7.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-6.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-7.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-6.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-6.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-7.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-raspi-realtime | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-6.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-6.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-7.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-xilinx | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-realtime-6.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-realtime-6.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-bos | All versions |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-7.0 | All versions |
| Debian:14 | debian | linux |
< 7.1.13-1 Fix: upgrade to 7.1.13-1
|
| Linux | linux | kernel |
>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.3 Fix: upgrade to 7.2.3
|
| Alpaquita:23 | bellsoft | linux-lts |
>= 6.1.182-r0 >= 6.1.182-r0, < 6.1.189-r0 Fix: upgrade to 6.1.189-r0
|
| Alpaquita:25 | bellsoft | linux-lts |
>= 6.12.103-r0 >= 6.12.103-r0, < 6.12.111-r0 Fix: upgrade to 6.12.111-r0
|
| Alpaquita:stream | bellsoft | linux-lts |
>= 6.18.46-r0, < 6.18.53-r0 Fix: upgrade to 6.18.53-r0
|
| Debian:13 | debian | linux |
< 6.12.111-1 Fix: upgrade to 6.12.111-1
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| Debian:12 | debian | linux-6.12 |
< 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 Fix: upgrade to 6.12.111-1~deb12u1
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| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-vmware | All versions |
| – | linux | linux |
< 0a960b88c5979f853019d4dc4957dfbeeb193440 4.6 |
Original advisory text
usb: usbfs: fix use-after-free of usb_device in usbdev_release()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: usbfs: fix use-after-free of usb_device in usbdev_release()
usbdev_release() drops its reference to the struct usb_device before
draining the list of completed async URBs, but that drain path reads back
through the same object: free_async() calls dec_usb_memory_use_count()
for any URB whose buffer came from the usbfs mmap() region, and its first
statement is bus_to_hcd(ps->dev->bus).
After a disconnect the usbfs reference can be the last one, in which case
usb_put_dev() frees the device and the subsequent loop reads offset 80 of
freed memory and uses the result as a struct usb_hcd *, which
hcd_buffer_free_pages() then dereferences.
This is reachable by an unprivileged process that has read/write access to
a /dev/bus/usb node: mmap() the fd, submit one URB with a buffer inside the
mapping, wait for the device to be unplugged, then munmap() and close().
It reproduces on every attempt rather than being a race, because a live
MAP_SHARED vma holds a reference on the struct file, so usbdev_release()
cannot run until the last vma is gone and the freeing branch of
dec_usb_memory_use_count() is always taken.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in dec_usb_memory_use_count+0x3ae/0x410
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880122ee050 by task poc/769
CPU: 1 UID: 1000 PID: 769 Comm: poc Tainted: G B 6.12.94 #3
Call Trace:
dec_usb_memory_use_count+0x3ae/0x410
free_async+0x2aa/0x4f0
usbdev_release+0x375/0x460
__fput+0x3ea/0xb50
__x64_sys_close+0x86/0x100
Allocated by task 11:
usb_alloc_dev+0x55/0xd90
hub_event+0x2524/0x43d0
Freed by task 769:
kfree+0x121/0x360
device_release+0xd2/0x280
usb_put_dev+0x23/0x30
usbdev_release+0x2d8/0x460
Release the device reference after the drain loop instead. Nothing between
the two points requires it to have been dropped.
usb: usbfs: fix use-after-free of usb_device in usbdev_release()
usbdev_release() drops its reference to the struct usb_device before
draining the list of completed async URBs, but that drain path reads back
through the same object: free_async() calls dec_usb_memory_use_count()
for any URB whose buffer came from the usbfs mmap() region, and its first
statement is bus_to_hcd(ps->dev->bus).
After a disconnect the usbfs reference can be the last one, in which case
usb_put_dev() frees the device and the subsequent loop reads offset 80 of
freed memory and uses the result as a struct usb_hcd *, which
hcd_buffer_free_pages() then dereferences.
This is reachable by an unprivileged process that has read/write access to
a /dev/bus/usb node: mmap() the fd, submit one URB with a buffer inside the
mapping, wait for the device to be unplugged, then munmap() and close().
It reproduces on every attempt rather than being a race, because a live
MAP_SHARED vma holds a reference on the struct file, so usbdev_release()
cannot run until the last vma is gone and the freeing branch of
dec_usb_memory_use_count() is always taken.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in dec_usb_memory_use_count+0x3ae/0x410
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880122ee050 by task poc/769
CPU: 1 UID: 1000 PID: 769 Comm: poc Tainted: G B 6.12.94 #3
Call Trace:
dec_usb_memory_use_count+0x3ae/0x410
free_async+0x2aa/0x4f0
usbdev_release+0x375/0x460
__fput+0x3ea/0xb50
__x64_sys_close+0x86/0x100
Allocated by task 11:
usb_alloc_dev+0x55/0xd90
hub_event+0x2524/0x43d0
Freed by task 769:
kfree+0x121/0x360
device_release+0xd2/0x280
usb_put_dev+0x23/0x30
usbdev_release+0x2d8/0x460
Release the device reference after the drain loop instead. Nothing between
the two points requires it to have been dropped.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-80824 Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a960b88c5979f853019d4dc4957dfbeeb193440 URL
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dd68b5d01d022fc9c5e71c82a82b0a94d3d0671 URL
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f08c45bdcfd28d1171de38c5ef29fc89a76eedc URL
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd4bffc621a8cb2f4d9ed9b6447415de524a3bef URL
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-80824 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80824 Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/0dd68b5d01d022fc9c5e71c82a82b0a94d3d0671 Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2026-80824 Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96f5520fc9a5e4bbf77ac93c9d5ce502f597e6cf URL
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3cde26a66b04f1d90ed0b675899c88b4e49d424 URL
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47a7f98fbb5006d46d15a3a210ffdc61448a4f19 URL
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65879e0a452ca2a234b9475e0c11aff7a4343738 URL
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f0278e474c4d1c4457974ff1137cc385c944ab3 URL
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/80xxx/CVE-2026-80824... Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80824 Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git Product
Timeline
Published4 Sep 2026
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen4 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2026-80824 · NVD
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80824 · OSV
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80824 · OSV
CVE-2026-80824 · OSV
BELL-CVE-2026-80824 · OSV
CVE-2026-80824 · MITRE
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