CVE-2026-68372

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CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS v2: —Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: core: port: Deattach Type-C connector on component unbind

connector_unbind() is the mirror of connector_bind(), but it is missing the symmetric call to typec_deattach() that connector_bind() makes via:

if (port_dev->child) typec_attach(port_dev->connector, &port_dev->child->dev);

When a Thunderbolt dock is unplugged, two teardown paths race:

  • The component framework calls connector_unbind() first, which sets
port_dev->connector = NULL without calling typec_deattach(). This leaves port->usb2_dev/port->usb3_dev in struct typec_port pointing at the USB device that is about to be freed.
  • usb_disconnect() then calls typec_deattach(port_dev->connector, ...),
but port_dev->connector is already NULL, so the call is a no-op and port->usb2_dev is never cleared.
  • Concurrently, UCSI detects a PD partner-disconnect event and calls
typec_unregister_partner(), which reads port->usb2_dev (now a dangling pointer to freed memory) and passes it to typec_partner_unlink_device() -> sysfs_remove_link() -> dev_name() on the freed device, corrupting the typec/UCSI partner state.

This corruption leaves the Thunderbolt tunnel in an inconsistent state on the next dock hot-plug. On affected hardware the dock's I225/igc NIC fails to enumerate: AER fires a slot reset while the igc driver is still initialising ("PCIe link lost"), and the subsequent igc_reset attempt hits igc_rd32 on an already-detached device:

igc 0000:2e:00.0 eth0: PCIe link lost, device now detached igc: Failed to read reg 0x0! WARNING: CPU: 9 PID: 129 at drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c:7005 igc_rd32+0xa4/0xc0 [igc] Call Trace: igc_disable_pcie_master+0x16/0xa0 [igc] igc_reset_hw_base+0x14/0x170 [igc] igc_reset+0x63/0x110 [igc] igc_io_slot_reset+0x9e/0xd0 [igc] report_slot_reset+0x5d/0xc0 pcie_do_recovery+0x209/0x400 aer_isr_one_error_type+0x235/0x430 aer_isr+0x4e/0x80 irq_thread+0xf4/0x1f0

  • UCSI later handles the PD partner-disconnect and calls
typec_unregister_partner(), which still sees the stale port->usb2_dev and tries to remove its sysfs link a second time:

kernfs: can not remove 'typec', no directory WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 55 at fs/kernfs/dir.c:1706 kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0xe9/0xf0 Workqueue: events ucsi_handle_connector_change [typec_ucsi] Call Trace: sysfs_remove_link+0x19/0x50 typec_unregister_partner+0x6e/0x120 [typec] ucsi_unregister_partner+0x107/0x150 [typec_ucsi] ucsi_handle_connector_change+0x3ec/0x490 [typec_ucsi] process_one_work+0x18e/0x3e0 worker_thread+0x2e3/0x420 kthread+0x10a/0x230 ret_from_fork+0x121/0x140 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

With worse timing the same stale pointer is dereferenced after the backing memory is freed, turning the warning into a use-after-free.

Fix the asymmetry: call typec_deattach() before clearing port_dev->connector, matching what connector_bind() does on the bind side. typec_partner_deattach() is already protected by port->partner_link_lock, so it serialises safely with the concurrent typec_unregister_partner() path.

CVSS v3
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EchelonGraph score
Not yet assessedNo source has published severity data for this CVE yet — no CVSS score from NVD or a CNA, no GitHub advisory, and it is not in CISA KEV. This is not a rating of zero; we cannot assess it yet.
EG Score
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EG Risk
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EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

References (4)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68372(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-17 06:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-17 06:18 UTCNVD update
  9. 2026-08-17 05:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  11. 2026-08-17 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-13 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-13 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-10 13:24 UTCNVD update
  19. 2026-08-10 12:18 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-10 12:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-68372?
CVE-2026-68372 is a publicly disclosed vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: core: port: Deattach Type-C connector on component unbind connectorunbind() is the mirror of connectorbind(), but it is missing the symmetric call to typecdeattach() that connectorbind() makes via: if (port_dev->child)…
When was CVE-2026-68372 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68372 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-68372 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68372 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.5% of all scored CVEs.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68372?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68372, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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