usb: dwc3: clear forceRM when issuing EndTransfer
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: dwc3: clear forceRM when issuing EndTransfer The forceRM bit of the DEPCMD register controls the behavior of the EndTransfer command used to stop an active transfer. Older DWC3 programming guide revisions recommended setting forceRM=1 when issuing EndTransfer. Newer programming guide revisions recommend issuing EndTransfer with forceRM cleared. With forceRM=1 on DWC_usb31 v2.00a and v2.10a controllers, a transfer aborted through the ep_dequeue path was observed to remain active after EndTransfer completion. A subsequent StartTransfer issued on the same endpoint triggered writes associated with the aborted transfer. This resulted in an SMMU fault because the transfer buffer had already been unmapped during EndTransfer command-completion cleanup. Using forceRM=0 eliminates the issue. Although older DWC3 programming guide revisions recommended setting forceRM=1, no issues are known from using forceRM=0. Clear forceRM when issuing EndTransfer to provide consistent EndTransfer behavior and align with newer programming guide recommendations.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.112, 6.18.51, 7.2.5, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90030
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj76-5wmq-jmw6
- 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@9f1e57c484f9edeaaa5a27a03ed985e98496e81d · CNA
- 2026-10-03 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@7a50e138fa28e5ba76b11af66ed41cc300c0f2be · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a50e138fa28e5ba76b11af66ed41cc300c0f2be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f1e57c484f9edeaaa5a27a03ed985e98496e81d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0afe5c31612de3d18cc6d16e616da4a48ba1e5a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e01408ee52fe5cb2d0b43f47f359336af2b6c316
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b58e6200450d350314db0ecda7d6d1bde3281e80
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90030 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90030 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xj76-5wmq-jmw6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90030 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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