USB: serial: fix ioctl hangup race
The tty ioctls can race with hangup and end up calling into a tty driver
for a device that is already gone or powered down.
Serialise the callbacks using the tty port mutex and add the missing
checks to make sure the port has not been hung up before accessing port
driver data or hardware.
This specifically avoids dereferencing a NULL-pointer if a device is
disconnected during lengthy break signalling.
Note that TIOCGICOUNT and TIOCMIWAIT do not access port driver data or
hardware and are therefore not affected by the race.
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: serial: fix ioctl hangup race The tty ioctls can race with hangup and end up calling into a tty driver for a device that is already gone or powered down. Serialise the callbacks using the tty port mutex and add the missing checks to make sure the port has not been hung up before accessing port driver data or hardware. This specifically avoids dereferencing a NULL-pointer if a device is disconnected during lengthy break signalling. Note that TIOCGICOUNT and TIOCMIWAIT do not access port driver data or hardware and are therefore not affected by the race. | |
| Title | USB: serial: fix ioctl hangup race | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:46:19.498Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.364Z
Link: CVE-2026-98695
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:22.960
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:22.960
Link: CVE-2026-98695
Redhat
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