# CVE-2026-43327: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  USB: dummy-hcd: Fix locking/synchronization erro...

CVE-2026-43327 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43327, released May 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43327
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0010
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: May 8, 2026

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  USB: dummy-hcd: Fix locking/synchronization error  Syzbot testing was able to provoke an addressing exception and crash in the usb_gadget_udc_reset() routine in drivers/usb/gadgets/udc/core.c, resulting from the fact that the routine was called with a second ("driver") argument of NULL.  The bad caller was set_link_state() in dummy_hcd.c, and the problem arose because of a race between a USB reset and driver unbind.  These sorts of races were not supposed to be possible; commit 7dbd8f4cabd9 ("USB: dummy-hcd: Fix erroneous synchronization change"), along with a few followup commits, was written specifically to prevent them.  As it turns out, there are (at least) two errors remaining in the code.  Another patch will address the second error; this one is concerned with the first.  The error responsible for the syzbot crash occurred because the stop_activity() routine will sometimes drop and then re-acquire the dum->lock spinlock.  A call to stop_activity() occurs in set_link_state() when handling an emulated USB reset, after the test of dum->ints_enabled and before the increment of dum->callback_usage. This allowed another thread (doing a driver unbind) to sneak in and grab the spinlock, and then clear dum->ints_enabled and dum->driver. Normally this other thread would have to wait for dum->callback_usage to go down to 0 before it would clear dum->driver, but in this case it didn't have to wait since dum->callback_usage had not yet been incremented.  The fix is to increment dum->callback_usage _before_ calling stop_activity() instead of after.  Then the thread doing the unbind will not clear dum->driver until after the call to usb_gadget_udc_reset() safely returns and dum->callback_usage has been decremented again.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-azure opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23237-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2.150700.17.41.4 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.5.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3130-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3130-1.md) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.4 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.170-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43327](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-43327.md) | May 15, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.85-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43327](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-43327.md) | May 15, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.19.12-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43327](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-43327.md) | May 15, 2026 |

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