# CVE-2026-89737: usb: typec: thunderbolt: Disable work before freeing tbt on remove

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 100e257386595b3f1865ca8a991e2ba74f9701ff, fixed in ebb840d982a612261cfc8a7687735a140c6c7024; from 100e257386595b3f1865ca8a991e2ba74f9701ff, fixed in 0a25484fe22f621e151367a59a82330a22ac80bc; from 100e257386595b3f1865ca8a991e2ba74f9701ff, fixed in 92090f6ff2acc81e9dd99881dcfb4f8c1bdaabd3
- Linux: 6.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.14.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: thunderbolt: Disable work before freeing tbt on remove tbt_altmode_remove() drops the plug and cable references without draining tbt->work. The work function dereferences those references, and can also requeue itself in its error path. The VDM callbacks can queue the same work item. Disable and drain tbt->work before dropping the references. This waits for an existing invocation and prevents subsequent schedule_work() calls from queueing it during teardown. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool and confirmed by manual code review.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.50, 7.2.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebb840d982a612261cfc8a7687735a140c6c7024
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a25484fe22f621e151367a59a82330a22ac80bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92090f6ff2acc81e9dd99881dcfb4f8c1bdaabd3

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