---
id: CVE-2026-98768
title: 'usb: typec: anx7411 - stop the IRQ before destroying the workqueue'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  usb: typec: anx7411 - stop the IRQ before destroying the workqueue

  The IRQ is devm-managed, so it can still queue plat->work while
  remove() is tearing the queue down. …
severity: medium
cvss: 4.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= fe6d8a9c8e6456f8e7ba6b4ee528460beaf65a71 <
    a789838675afa3aa174e744f3cef508cd27e7bb1
  - >-
    Linux >= fe6d8a9c8e6456f8e7ba6b4ee528460beaf65a71 <
    675056e0edb49c0002ebfbc289e6c777bbf315a2
  - >-
    Linux >= fe6d8a9c8e6456f8e7ba6b4ee528460beaf65a71 <
    50a92c02551c10e308caa55f7045f31abcef511f
  - >-
    Linux >= fe6d8a9c8e6456f8e7ba6b4ee528460beaf65a71 <
    cb6bf2c707805211f606fb1e06fe28d9affe5ea7
  - >-
    Linux >= fe6d8a9c8e6456f8e7ba6b4ee528460beaf65a71 <
    469600d5d292b1482c90dd6853555821d11b8c5f
  - Linux 6.0
published: '2026-10-18'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T12:56:43.047Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98768'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a789838675afa3aa174e744f3cef508cd27e7bb1'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/675056e0edb49c0002ebfbc289e6c777bbf315a2'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50a92c02551c10e308caa55f7045f31abcef511f'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb6bf2c707805211f606fb1e06fe28d9affe5ea7'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/469600d5d292b1482c90dd6853555821d11b8c5f'
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98768.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98768'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2555084'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98768'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98768'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00168
epssPercentile: 0.05982
ingestedAt: '2026-10-18T16:47:32.494Z'
---

## Overview

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

usb: typec: anx7411 - stop the IRQ before destroying the workqueue

The IRQ is devm-managed, so it can still queue plat->work while
remove() is tearing the queue down. Disable it first.

## Affected

- `Linux >= fe6d8a9c8e6456f8e7ba6b4ee528460beaf65a71 < a789838675afa3aa174e744f3cef508cd27e7bb1`
- `Linux >= fe6d8a9c8e6456f8e7ba6b4ee528460beaf65a71 < 675056e0edb49c0002ebfbc289e6c777bbf315a2`
- `Linux >= fe6d8a9c8e6456f8e7ba6b4ee528460beaf65a71 < 50a92c02551c10e308caa55f7045f31abcef511f`
- `Linux >= fe6d8a9c8e6456f8e7ba6b4ee528460beaf65a71 < cb6bf2c707805211f606fb1e06fe28d9affe5ea7`
- `Linux >= fe6d8a9c8e6456f8e7ba6b4ee528460beaf65a71 < 469600d5d292b1482c90dd6853555821d11b8c5f`
- `Linux 6.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · updated 2026-10-20 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98768.json)