CVE-2026-97508thunderbolt: Set tb->root_switch to NULL when domain is stopped
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 0.22%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 87% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Set tb->root_switch to NULL when domain is stopped Similarly what we do with the firmware connection manager. This makes tb_xdp_handle_request() return error to the remote host. However, we need to make sure we keep the uuid alive so that we can reply until the whole domain is released.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Linux
Published
- 9 days later
· 9 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinuxCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Received | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.22% · top 87% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
- affected d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 – < d9a638e7bc87e0e6fe3a75517ac481e72fc0058c
- affected d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 – < 66b0fe27e277713c2b9f3c452c76330ed0bd7eaf
- affected d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 – < 54ad3415cc211ca0d64ae1bf3234d6eb5c6aedd0
- affected d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 – < 83d1af5b1b6e6c96ffa633ca2c9a77f6f4c93efa
- affected d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 – < f06e9fbae78a51832211b4495a19412c7d49ecb4
- affected d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 – < 99f019d2e9eb79adc485fef8aa8ada2cd0c843e9
- affected d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 – < e56249d8a68e712f3b60e1f3fdbb5b4fea146468
- affected 4.15
- unaffected < 4.15
- unaffected 5.10.271 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.222 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.189 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.6.158 – ≤ 6.6.*
- unaffected 6.12.111 – ≤ 6.12.*
- unaffected 6.18.53 – ≤ 6.18.*
- unaffected 7.2 – ≤ *
References
References7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a638e7bc87e0e6fe3a75517ac481e72fc0058c (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66b0fe27e277713c2b9f3c452c76330ed0bd7eaf (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54ad3415cc211ca0d64ae1bf3234d6eb5c6aedd0 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83d1af5b1b6e6c96ffa633ca2c9a77f6f4c93efa (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06e9fbae78a51832211b4495a19412c7d49ecb4 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99f019d2e9eb79adc485fef8aa8ada2cd0c843e9 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e56249d8a68e712f3b60e1f3fdbb5b4fea146468 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-86106 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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