CVE-2024-26934: Linux kernel · USB: core: Fix deadlock in usb_deauthorize_interface()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 4.4.0-1134.140 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 19:03 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.4.0-1134.140, 4.15.0-1179.194~14.04.1, 4.4.0-257.291~14.04.1 +84
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 May 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6816-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6878-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-4 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-ibmpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-ibm?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A patch is available and has been released in multiple Linux kernel versions including 4.4.0-1134.140, 4.15.0-1179.194~14.04.1, and others. Users and administrators should update their Linux kernel to one of the fixed versions to remediate this deadlock vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official kernel updates.
Description
CVE-2024-26934 is a deadlock vulnerability in the Linux kernel's USB core subsystem. The issue occurs in the usb_deauthorize_interface() function, which acquires a device lock on an ancestor USB device during interface deauthorization. This can cause a deadlock if another process holds the device lock and attempts to remove the interface, as the removal process waits for ongoing sysfs attribute callbacks to complete, but the callback cannot finish until the lock is released. This deadlock can lead to system instability or denial of service.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26934 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26934 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/80ba43e9f799cbdd83842fc27db667289b3150f5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cbdd324b41528994027128207fae8100dff094f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/12d6a5681a0a5cecc2af7860f0a1613fa7c6e947 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e451709573f8be904a8a72d0775bf114d7c291d9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b175bc579f46520b11ecda443bcd2ee4904f66a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab062fa3dc69aea88fe62162c5881ba14b50ecc5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/122a06f1068bf5e39089863f4f60b1f5d4273384 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbdf66250d2d33e8b27352fcb901de79f3521057 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/07acf979da33c721357ff27129edf74c23c036c6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/80ba43e9f799cbdd83842fc27db667289b3150f5 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6816-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6878-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-2 (opens in a new tab)