UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98691: Medium severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Tear down inactive DP tunnels when the domain is stopped tbstop() only tears down DMA tunnels so a DP tunnel that is still waiting for dprxwork to complete keeps that work queued while the routers are removed and the control channel is stopped. The work only stops once the DPRX timeout has passed and because it requeues itself until then the flushworkqueue() in tbdomainremove() won't wait for its final run. The callback then runs against a domain that is already torn down. A reference to that domain is kept so the completion waiting for that domain to disappear in unbind will block until the timeout is eventually reached. Tear down DP tunnels that are not active yet as well which also cancels that work. Tunnels for displays that are already alive are untouched and keep working.
Affected Software
Remediation
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ubuntu/linux-aws-7.0to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1017.18~24.04.1 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-7.0to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1019.19~24.04.1 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-gcp-7.0to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1017.19~24.04.1 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-oracle-7.0to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1016.18~24.04.1 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-riscv-7.0to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-43.43.1~24.04.2 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linuxto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-43.43 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-awsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1017.18 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-azureto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1020.21 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-azure-fdeto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1019.19 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-gcpto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1017.19 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-gketo a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1010.11 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-ibmto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1018.18 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-oem-7.0to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1018.18 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-oracleto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1016.18 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-realtimeto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-43.43.1
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Ubuntu kernel package variants are identified as affected?
The listed affected variants are ubuntu/linux-riscv, ubuntu/linux-realtime, ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge, ubuntu/linux-azure, ubuntu/linux-gcp, ubuntu/linux-azure-fde, ubuntu/linux-gke, and ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0.
What condition is needed for the issue to occur?
A DisplayPort tunnel must still be inactive and waiting for DPRX work when the Thunderbolt domain is stopped or removed. In that state, the queued work can continue until the DPRX timeout after routers and the control channel have been removed.
Are displays with an already active tunnel disrupted by the fix?
No. Tunnels for displays that are already alive are left untouched and continue working.
What operational sign may indicate the affected state has occurred?
Unbinding can block while waiting for the torn-down domain to disappear, until the DPRX timeout is eventually reached. The delayed callback may also run after the domain has already been torn down.