Bug 2468184 (CVE-2026-43425)

Summary: CVE-2026-43425 kernel: usb: image: mdc800: kill download URB on timeout
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mdc800 USB image driver. When the driver attempts to read data from a USB device, a timeout can occur, leaving a USB Request Block (URB) in an active state. If a subsequent read operation is initiated, the driver may attempt to resubmit this already active URB. This improper handling of URBs can lead to system instability or a denial of service.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-08 15:03:33 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: image: mdc800: kill download URB on timeout

mdc800_device_read() submits download_urb and waits for completion.
If the timeout fires and the device has not responded, the function
returns without killing the URB, leaving it active.

A subsequent read() resubmits the same URB while it is still
in-flight, triggering the WARN in usb_submit_urb():

  "URB submitted while active"

Check the return value of wait_event_timeout() and kill the URB if
it indicates timeout, ensuring the URB is complete before its status
is inspected or the URB is resubmitted.

Similar to
- commit 372c93131998 ("USB: yurex: fix control-URB timeout handling")
- commit b98d5000c505 ("media: rc: iguanair: handle timeouts")