CVE-2026-80989High· 7.0▾ TwilightA flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Thunderbolt networking subsystem. When a Thunderbolt connection fails to establish, the system may not correctly update its state, leading to repeated attempts to tear down an already inactive connect…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 38.5 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Thunderbolt networking subsystem. When a Thunderbolt connection fails to establish, the system may not correctly update its state, leading to repeated attempts to tear down an already inactive connection. This can result in a kernel warning and, under certain configurations, a system crash (Denial of Service). Additionally, this flaw could lead to the premature release of resources still in use, potentially causing system instability.
kernel: net: thunderbolt: Mark the connection down when bringing it up fails — rated Moderate by Red Hat. Released 2026-09-11, updated 2026-09-14.
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