Bug 2555099 (CVE-2026-98690) - CVE-2026-98690 kernel: thunderbolt: Fix domain reference leak when DPRX read is canceled
Summary: CVE-2026-98690 kernel: thunderbolt: Fix domain reference leak when DPRX read ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98690
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-18 15:54 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-22 03:43 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:54:21 UTC
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.


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