Vulnerability · Published Oct 18, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-98763usb: core: clear both ep_in and ep_out for non-ep0 control endpoints

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: core: clear both ep_in and ep_out for non-ep0 control endpoints In usb_enable_endpoint(), non-zero control endpoints (where usb_endpoint_xfer_control(&ep->desc) is true) populate both dev->ep_in[epnum] and dev->ep_out[epnum] with the same struct usb_host_endpoint pointer. However, usb_disable_endpoint() only clears either dev->ep_out[epnum] or dev->ep_in[epnum] depending on the direction bit of epaddr when reset_hardware is set, leaving the opposite direction's array slot pointing to the disabled/freed endpoint. Clear both dev->ep_out[epnum] and dev->ep_in[epnum] when disabling a non-ep0 control endpoint with reset_hardware set, and update the function kerneldoc accordingly. Tested in QEMU against Linux 7.3.0-rc3 using dummy_hcd and raw-gadget to enumerate a USB device with a non-zero control endpoint (bEndpointAddress 0x01, bmAttributes USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_CONTROL), verifying that both dev->ep_in[1] and dev->ep_out[1] are cleared when the interface is disabled.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-98763
Debian:13linux6.12.113-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98763
Debian:14linux7.2.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98763
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.113-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98763

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 59d2c9d70fa42e2290ff68e6430d38a1c817fcb71da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before a7928ad4bbb330dfb0f726166384f319d66eb5d11da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before b521fe45e06b3f7042e6d1f9566ddb6f179dcb1d1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 198d74dcfa129523125f46a89479d3b446b17dbe1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 7a9f61476b0e8002092a52ee8295edeeb0a28d1e1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 1da16c46b8d7101b74bc2d72a04e23cf5c7ddea11da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before c50413ecb662ea43c7f487632c8114721743a2771da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 0e8baa78d872f2db440d8b9ded946ab8dceb89eb
Linux Linux 2.6.12

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