CVE-2026-98692

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98692
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98692.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-98692
Downstream
Published
2026-10-18T15:46:16Z
Modified
2026-10-19T02:47:13Z
Summary
thunderbolt: Make the DP tunnel activation callback mandatory
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

thunderbolt: Make the DP tunnel activation callback mandatory

tb_tunnel_alloc_dp() takes an optional callback which is run from dprx_work once the DPRX capabilities read has completed. Without that callback tb_dp_dprx_start() reads the capabilities synchronously and never queues the work. It however always takes a tunnel reference which is only dropped by dprx_work itself or by tb_dp_dprx_stop() when cancel_delayed_work() actually canceled that work. That reference is thus leaked for every tunnel without a callback.

The only tunnels without one are those from tb_tunnel_discover_dp(), which are activated again when restoring from hibernation. Pass the callback to tb_tunnel_discover_dp() as well and drop the synchronous path such that the DPRX capabilities are always read from dprx_work. Hibernation restore then also no longer blocks for up to 12 seconds while waiting for that read to complete.

Also fix up the KUnit tests.

Database specific
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    "cna_assigner":  "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98692.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
d6d458d42e1e1544a18f37f1d5c840e00d5261b9
Fixed
47d60ea801fc333a10c576691eca2e7840b02d3d
Fixed
12f5d8b85a66a0ac08d082517d92ce136f8c0d42

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98692.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.14.0
Fixed
7.2.10

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98692.json"