{"id":"CVE-2026-97508","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nthunderbolt: Set tb->root_switch to NULL when domain is stopped\n\nSimilarly what we do with the firmware connection manager","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nthunderbolt: Set tb->root_switch to NULL when domain is stopped\n\nSimilarly what we do with the firmware connection manager. This makes\ntb_xdp_handle_request() return er…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 < d9a638e7bc87e0e6fe3a75517ac481e72fc0058c","Linux >= d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 < 66b0fe27e277713c2b9f3c452c76330ed0bd7eaf","Linux >= d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 < 54ad3415cc211ca0d64ae1bf3234d6eb5c6aedd0","Linux >= d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 < 83d1af5b1b6e6c96ffa633ca2c9a77f6f4c93efa","Linux >= d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 < f06e9fbae78a51832211b4495a19412c7d49ecb4","Linux >= d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 < 99f019d2e9eb79adc485fef8aa8ada2cd0c843e9","Linux >= d1ff70241a275133e1a0258b7c23588b122276c8 < e56249d8a68e712f3b60e1f3fdbb5b4fea146468","Linux 4.15"],"published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:18:00.283","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97508","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54ad3415cc211ca0d64ae1bf3234d6eb5c6aedd0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66b0fe27e277713c2b9f3c452c76330ed0bd7eaf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83d1af5b1b6e6c96ffa633ca2c9a77f6f4c93efa","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99f019d2e9eb79adc485fef8aa8ada2cd0c843e9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a638e7bc87e0e6fe3a75517ac481e72fc0058c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e56249d8a68e712f3b60e1f3fdbb5b4fea146468","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06e9fbae78a51832211b4495a19412c7d49ecb4","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97508.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97508"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2540545"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97508"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97508"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97508.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00225,"epssPercentile":0.1306,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T16:47:15.861Z","cwe":["CWE-825"],"scores":{"nvd":7.5,"vendor":5.5},"slug":"CVE-2026-97508","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nthunderbolt: Set tb->root_switch to NULL when domain is stopped\n\nSimilarly what we do with the firmware connection manager. This makes\ntb_xdp_handle_request() return error to the remote host. However, we\nneed to make sure we keep the uuid alive so that we can reply until the\nwhole domain is released.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, … · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97508.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":210619,"id":"CVE-2026-97508","ts":1790316058651,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.5"},{"seq":210618,"id":"CVE-2026-97508","ts":1790316058651,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}