xhci: Prevent queuing new commands if xhci is inaccessible
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xhci: Prevent queuing new commands if xhci is inaccessible Refuse to queue a new command on the command ring if xHC is marked inaccessible with the HCD_FLAG_HW_ACCESSIBLE. HCD_FLAG_HW_ACCESSIBLE is set and cleared in suspend and resume. Also print a warning if xhci is being suspended with commands still pending on the command ring.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00173 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189 +4Red Hat: 7 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97430
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57g2-jm7m-f2mp
- 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/Linux@0e2eaa000e4e5ad46b7cf8fcf1e4a2585ef8b5a8, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +5 · CNA
- 2026-10-03 4 new references · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e2eaa000e4e5ad46b7cf8fcf1e4a2585ef8b5a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/add3aeb74e2c7d82fa1035af2a027666c6906210
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a215190ef68ca3602fe00674e0efffad71beb3aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fec259e46d44317379834a44115fae66122dc93f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a50948386256b24d73971b9a152fe1de808446ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05e54c1eeaba10414aa2fde94589a7c9885f2a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82b70c799281cc24506085be978b829149ba0ca4
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Sources
- CVE-2026-97430 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97430 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57g2-jm7m-f2mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-97430 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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