thunderbolt: Set tb->root_switch to NULL when domain is stopped (CVE-2026-97508) | HOL Guard CVE

High · CVSS 7.5CVE-2026-97508

thunderbolt: Set tb->root_switch to NULL when domain is stopped

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-97508 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in thunderbolt: Set tb->root_switch to NULL when domain is stopped. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 24, 2026Updated Sep 25, 2026Source checked Sep 25, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 25, 2026Material review Sep 25, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.5
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric	>=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <f06e9fbae78a51832211b4495a19412c7d49ecb4 \|\| >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <99f019d2e9eb79adc485fef8aa8ada2cd0c843e9 \|\| >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <e56249d8a68e712f3b60e1f3fdbb5b4fea146468 \|\| >=0 <6.12.111 \|\| >=0 <6.18.53	f06e9fbae78a51832211b4495a19412c7d49ecb4, 99f019d2e9eb79adc485fef8aa8ada2cd0c843e9, e56249d8a68e712f3b60e1f3fdbb5b4fea146468, 6.12.111, 6.18.53

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux.
Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to f06e9fbae78a51832211b4495a19412c7d49ecb4 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 25, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Set tb->root_switch to NULL when domain is stopped Similarly what we do with the firmware connection manager. This makes tb_xdp_handle_request() return error to the remote host. However, we need to make sure we keep the uuid alive so that we can reply until the whole domain is released.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.