CVE-2026-68374

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: core: sysfs: add lock to bos_descriptors_read() Add a lock to the function bos_descriptors_read(). This function accesses udev->bos, which could be simultaneously freed in usb_reset_and_verify_device(), a function that is commonly called in drivers all over the kernel.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c07caee449c968842a350bfefa049889923b8240

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab82adf5e63b2d89ead7933ab753b9cedbe028e9

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e0197fbb0eec588795d5431716a244d9ac8fa93

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/217774e143d7b5a88739193284b6421be3978601

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-10

Updated: 2026-08-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00168