CVE-2026-43429
USB: usbtmc: Use usb_bulk_msg_killable() with user-specified timeouts
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: usbtmc: Use usb_bulk_msg_killable() with user-specified timeouts The usbtmc driver accepts timeout values specified by the user in an ioctl command, and uses these timeouts for some usb_bulk_msg() calls. Since the user can specify arbitrarily long timeouts and usb_bulk_msg() uses unkillable waits, call usb_bulk_msg_killable() instead to avoid the possibility of the user hanging a kernel thread indefinitely.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e14a0dcdf468c3ad616bb06696c7c64c36e736d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fa72c369c23c27d1f64883c1e276af950557fb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c0a063489be183cfb99e7050aaef503bdb6449
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39bd4097292fd8564cf2cfba9356f8ab11e38d12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0535f84cb94c9d8bcba0a2a5b3fac81b7d97235d
References (8)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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