Deadlock in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97483
Published: September 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152008
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97483
CWE-ID: CWE-833
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of memory allocation flags in USB core root hub control transfer handling when processing root hub control transfers during device-reset handling. A local user can trigger device-reset handling that submits a root hub control transfer to cause a denial of service.
The condition occurs in SCSI error-handler paths involving UAS or the storage driver.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97483
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3