In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: xhci: Fix sleep in atomic context in xhci_free_streams()
When a USB device with active stream endpoints is disconnected, xhci_free_streams() is called from the hub_event workqueue to free the stream resources. It calls xhci_free_stream_info() while holding xhci->lock with irqs disabled.
xhci_free_stream_info() invokes xhci_free_stream_ctx(), which calls dma_free_coherent() for large stream context arrays.
dma_free_coherent() can sleep (e.g. via vunmap), triggering a BUG when called from atomic context.
Call trace: dma_free_attrs+0x174/0x220 xhci_free_stream_info+0xd0/0x11c xhci_free_streams+0x278/0x37c usb_free_streams+0x98/0xc0 usb_unbind_interface+0x1b8/0x2f8 device_release_driver_internal+0x1d4/0x2cc device_release_driver+0x18/0x28 bus_remove_device+0x160/0x1a4 device_del+0x1ec/0x350 usb_disable_device+0x98/0x214 usb_disconnect+0xf0/0x35c hub_event+0xab4/0x19ec process_one_work+0x278/0x63c
Fix this by saving the stream_info pointers and clearing the ep references under the lock, then calling xhci_free_stream_info() outside the lock where sleeping is allowed.
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.180-225.360Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.100-125.179Upgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.39-79.141Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18 | Aug 18, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux-6.12 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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