USB audio service loss via skipped resume cleanup
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Denial of service in affected Linux kernel releases allows attackers to leave a USB audio card unusable until reboot after a failed resume. The usb_audio_resume() error path in sound/usb/card.c bypasses D0 restoration and fails to decrement chip->num_suspended_intf after component resume errors. Reachability requires a USB audio system-resume failure; the stranded suspend count leaves control access blocked in snd_power_ref_and_wait(), without reported effects beyond the audio device.
Summary
What happened
Denial of service in affected Linux kernel releases allows attackers to leave a USB audio card unusable until reboot after a failed resume. The usb_audio_resume() error path in sound/usb/card.c bypasses D0 restoration and fails to decrement chip->num_suspended_intf after component resume errors. Reachability requires a USB audio system-resume failure; the stranded suspend count leaves control access blocked in snd_power_ref_and_wait(), without reported effects beyond the audio device.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80828
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.6.39
- Affected versionversion=88a8516a2128a6d078a106ead48092240e8a138f <1739a976312e110c93a8dee66a1cdf893a1b187e
- Affected versionversion=88a8516a2128a6d078a106ead48092240e8a138f <3f06f3f5b16212f180764654a9398ff5f7a855c8
- Affected versionversion=88a8516a2128a6d078a106ead48092240e8a138f <3fa521c3c54b42e16cad8ade76551113a783752b
- Affected versionversion=88a8516a2128a6d078a106ead48092240e8a138f <5a625fc2284e35f33693efd9534aebaca3b005d4
- Affected versionversion=88a8516a2128a6d078a106ead48092240e8a138f <6c94877b6bab9185898bcad4b082ff5592558921
- Affected versionversion=88a8516a2128a6d078a106ead48092240e8a138f <6d3e202670b819c414076a5d07dffac8a39274ad
- Affected versionversion=88a8516a2128a6d078a106ead48092240e8a138f <d1f643b1c0258bd519146f7a342bbb394d413912
- Affected versionversion=88a8516a2128a6d078a106ead48092240e8a138f <f1c05c41d07b874635d681ae328d13ec550470c5
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