# CVE-2026-90028: usb: typec: hd3ss3220: track VBUS enable state per consumer

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from b3f9d6e491fda73c319547881b78cdd2a222b293, fixed in df7cd3908e07503fa7e9737dacf44208530e58d9; from b3f9d6e491fda73c319547881b78cdd2a222b293, fixed in c9a48db776d7184981630ecc01a3ad30a8f7dc24
- Linux: 7.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: hd3ss3220: track VBUS enable state per consumer regulator_is_enabled() reports the aggregate regulator state, not whether this consumer holds an enable reference. If another consumer enables VBUS first, the driver can skip its own regulator_enable() call and later attempt to drop a reference it never acquired, triggering an unbalanced regulator disable warning. Track successful enable and disable calls locally. Keep the state unchanged when an operation fails so a later role or ID notification retries the operation while this consumer keeps balanced references.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df7cd3908e07503fa7e9737dacf44208530e58d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9a48db776d7184981630ecc01a3ad30a8f7dc24

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