CVE-2026-98691: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Tear down inactive DP tunnels when the domain is stopped tb

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Tear down inactive DP tunnels when the domain is stopped tb_stop() only tears

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Tear down inactive DP tunnels when the domain is stopped tb_stop() only tears down DMA tunnels so a DP tunnel that is still waiting for dprx_work to complete keeps that work queued while the routers are removed and the control channel is stopped. The work only stops once the DPRX timeout has passed and because it requeues itself until then the flush_workqueue() in tb_domain_remove() won't wait for its final run. The callback then runs against a domain that is already torn down. A reference to that domain is kept so the completion waiting for that domain to disappear in unbind will block until the timeout is eventually reached. Tear down DP tunnels that are not active yet as well which also cancels that work. Tunnels for displays that are already alive are untouched and keep working.

Description from the National Vulnerability Database, published by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

What it means for a small business

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How likely is an attack? The Exploit Prediction Scoring System, run by FIRST (the global association of security response teams), puts the odds of this one being exploited in the next 30 days at 0.17%, higher than 5% of CVEs. That’s low, but low isn’t zero, and the odds jump the day someone publishes an exploit. Scored October 28, 2026, updated daily.

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