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

usb: xhci: Fix sleep in atomic context in xhci_free_streams()

When a USB device with active stream endpoints is disconnected,
xhci_free_streams() is called from the hub_event workqueue to
free the stream resources. It calls xhci_free_stream_info()
while holding xhci->lock with irqs disabled.

xhci_free_stream_info() invokes xhci_free_stream_ctx(), which
calls dma_free_coherent() for large stream context arrays.

dma_free_coherent() can sleep (e.g. via vunmap), triggering
a BUG when called from atomic context.

Call trace:
dma_free_attrs+0x174/0x220
xhci_free_stream_info+0xd0/0x11c
xhci_free_streams+0x278/0x37c
usb_free_streams+0x98/0xc0
usb_unbind_interface+0x1b8/0x2f8
device_release_driver_internal+0x1d4/0x2cc
device_release_driver+0x18/0x28
bus_remove_device+0x160/0x1a4
device_del+0x1ec/0x350
usb_disable_device+0x98/0x214
usb_disconnect+0xf0/0x35c
hub_event+0xab4/0x19ec
process_one_work+0x278/0x63c

Fix this by saving the stream_info pointers and clearing the
ep references under the lock, then calling xhci_free_stream_info()
outside the lock where sleeping is allowed.
Published: 2026-07-25
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Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: xhci: Fix sleep in atomic context in xhci_free_streams() When a USB device with active stream endpoints is disconnected, xhci_free_streams() is called from the hub_event workqueue to free the stream resources. It calls xhci_free_stream_info() while holding xhci->lock with irqs disabled. xhci_free_stream_info() invokes xhci_free_stream_ctx(), which calls dma_free_coherent() for large stream context arrays. dma_free_coherent() can sleep (e.g. via vunmap), triggering a BUG when called from atomic context. Call trace: dma_free_attrs+0x174/0x220 xhci_free_stream_info+0xd0/0x11c xhci_free_streams+0x278/0x37c usb_free_streams+0x98/0xc0 usb_unbind_interface+0x1b8/0x2f8 device_release_driver_internal+0x1d4/0x2cc device_release_driver+0x18/0x28 bus_remove_device+0x160/0x1a4 device_del+0x1ec/0x350 usb_disable_device+0x98/0x214 usb_disconnect+0xf0/0x35c hub_event+0xab4/0x19ec process_one_work+0x278/0x63c Fix this by saving the stream_info pointers and clearing the ep references under the lock, then calling xhci_free_stream_info() outside the lock where sleeping is allowed.
Title usb: xhci: Fix sleep in atomic context in xhci_free_streams()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-25T08:51:31.160Z

Reserved: 2026-07-19T15:36:31.790Z

Link: CVE-2026-64465

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