UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98690: Medium severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Fix domain reference leak when DPRX read is canceled tbtunnelonedp() takes a domain reference which is only dropped once tbdptunnelactive() has run on the work queue. If that work is cancelled that reference is leaked. Since commit f5cc545f5969 ("thunderbolt: Wait for tbdomainrelease() 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 tbdpdprxstart() 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.
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Compensating control
Update the Thunderbolt DPRX work reference handling so tb_dp_dprx_start() takes the domain reference and both code paths that end the work release it, preventing a domain reference leak when a DPRX read is canceled.