Upstream information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:usb: atm: ueagle-atm: wait for pre-firmware load in .disconnect()
ueagle-atm uses the asynchronous request_firmware_nowait() in .probe(),
but does not wait for its completion, not even in .disconnect(); so, if the
device is unplugged meanwhile, its teardown runs concurrently with that.
Even though this inconsistency is worth addressing on its own, it has also
triggered several bug reports in syzbot over the years (some auto-closed)
where the firmware sysfs fallback mechanism (CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER)
creates a firmware subdirectory in the device directory during its removal,
which might hit unexpected conditions in kernfs, apparently, depending at
which point the add and remove operations raced. (See links.)
The pattern is:
usb ?-?: Direct firmware load for ueagle-atm/eagle?.fw failed with error -2
usb ?-?: Falling back to sysfs fallback for: ueagle-atm/eagle?.fw
<ERROR>
Call trace:
...
kernfs_create_dir_ns
sysfs_create_dir_ns
create_dir
kobject_add_internal
kobject_add_varg
kobject_add
class_dir_create_and_add
get_device_parent
device_add
fw_load_sysfs_fallback
fw_load_from_user_helper
firmware_fallback_sysfs
_request_firmware
request_firmware_work_func
...
(Some variations are observed, after fw_load_sysfs_fallback(), e.g., [1].)
While the kernfs side is being looked at, the ueagle-atm side can be fixed
by waiting for the pre-firmware load in the .disconnect() handler.
This change has a similar approach to previous work by Andrey Tsygunka [2]
(wait_for_completion() in .disconnect()), but it is relatively different in
design/implementation; using the Originally-by tag for credit assignment.
This has been tested with:
- synthetic reproducer to check the error path;
- USB gadget (virtual device) to check the firmware upload path;
- QEMU device emulator to check the device ID re-enumeration path;
(The latter two were written by Claude; no other code/text in this commit.)
Links (year first reported):
2025 https://syzbot.org/bug?extid=ce1e5a1b4e086b43e56d
2025 https://syzbot.org/bug?extid=9af8471255ac36e34fd4
2024 https://syzbot.org/bug?extid=306212936b13e520679d
2023 https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=457452d30bcdda75ead2
2022 https://syzbot.org/bug?extid=782984d6f1701b526edb
2021 https://syzbot.org/bug?id=f3f221579f4ef7e9691281f3c6f56c05f83e8490
2021 https://syzbot.org/bug?id=84d86f0d71394829df6fc53daf6642c045983881
2021 https://syzbot.org/bug?id=3302dc1c0e2b9c94f2e8edb404eabc9267bc6f90
[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=457452d30bcdda75ead2
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250410093146.3776801-2-aitsygunka@yandex.ru/
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.2 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Physical |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.1 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Physical |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Attack Requirements | Present |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | None |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package
SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1276394 [NEW] No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Mon Aug 24 18:08:21 2026CVE page last modified: Tue Sep 1 12:04:02 2026