UNKNOWN NVD
CVE-2026-98690
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Fix domain reference leak when DPRX read is canceled tb_tunnel_one_dp() takes
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
thunderbolt: Fix domain reference leak when DPRX read is canceled
tb_tunnel_one_dp() takes a domain reference which is only dropped once
tb_dp_tunnel_active() has run on the work queue. If that work is
cancelled that reference is leaked. Since
commit f5cc545f5969 ("thunderbolt: Wait for tb_domain_release() to
complete when driver is removed") instead of just leaking memory this
now also blocks in the completion wait forever when unbinding the
driver.
This can be triggered whenever a DP tunnel is torn down before the DPRX
read has completed, e.g. by unplugging within the timeout, and then
unbinding the driver.
That reference only exists to keep the domain around while the DPRX work
is scheduled so let the work itself own it: take it in tb_dp_dprx_start()
and drop it in both places that end the work. Get/put are then paired
inside the same file and it doesn't matter anymore if the callback ever
runs.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd1f67c94d30889377bba774f032ec15e8b9299
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f5893172fc6153f5f1ef34014ddbfcbf1f47f29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7739b02129b2248f9a8054cfda924fa253f66a88
This unknown severity vulnerability was published on 2026-10-18 via NVD.
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