Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53037
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135314
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53037
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in hid_post_reset() when processing a reset of a crafted USB device that includes both HID and storage or UAS components. An attacker with physical access can connect a crafted USB device to trigger a deadlock and cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because the components can be reset only together, placing the affected code in block I/O error handling.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53037
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e900465296ce9fb12ed47dc77389b8dde95bfe0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56d318ef8766f0deb08517fd8f3007256ea7997d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8df2c1b47ee3cd50fd454f75c7a7e2ae8a6adf72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90550af0aad5e75110073c501e4fb42fca20ff80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4505d2ab3aaac6498f17649608e70e80034bf2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3d16611d7cd78e9d5c6baa19b61b7caf9f1ab5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7abd0e6c87441e99c759d40eb6fe589634e3041
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeceb6f4dd42065fdda3a526a93d08b8fb90fb69