USB: serial: fix port tear down use-after-free
CVE-2026-98772 is fixed in 49 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98772, released October 19, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: serial: fix port tear down use-after-free Some drivers for multiport devices access port driver data from completion handlers of shared URBs submitted at attach() or first open() and stopped at disconnect() or last close(), respectively. A simple NULL check before accessing the driver data makes sure that a port state container has at least been allocated, but a completion handler can still race with port tear down. Reorder the disconnect handling so that ports are not deregistered (and their driver data freed) until after all ports have been hung up and the driver disconnect() callback has run so that all I/O has been stopped.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1.150700.17.51.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.12.113-138.209 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.18.56-125.164 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_24 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.113-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98772 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98772 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98772 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
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