High 7.8Published Aug 10, 2026

CVE-2026-68374usb: core: sysfs: add lock to bos_descriptors_read()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 10:40 PM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Oct 19, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 12fc84e8c4288cc8ed5f14a35e077130c2cfece2 before c07caee449c968842a350bfefa049889923b8240; from 12fc84e8c4288cc8ed5f14a35e077130c2cfece2 before 217774e143d7b5a88739193284b6421be3978601; from 12fc84e8c4288cc8ed5f14a35e077130c2cfece2 before ab82adf5e63b2d89ead7933ab753b9cedbe028e9; 12fc84e8c4288cc8ed5f14a35e077130c2cfece2 builds before 4e0197fbb0eec588795d5431716a244d9ac8fa93	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c07caee449c968842a350bfefa049889923b8240
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/217774e143d7b5a88739193284b6421be3978601
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab82adf5e63b2d89ead7933ab753b9cedbe028e9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e0197fbb0eec588795d5431716a244d9ac8fa93

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