CVE-2026-43488

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43488
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-43488.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-43488
Downstream
Published
2026-05-13T15:08:33.196Z
Modified
2026-05-18T06:00:14.148690973Z
Summary
usb: xhci: Prevent interrupt storm on host controller error (HCE)
Details

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

usb: xhci: Prevent interrupt storm on host controller error (HCE)

The xHCI controller reports a Host Controller Error (HCE) in UAS Storage Device plug/unplug scenarios on Android devices. HCE is checked in xhci_irq() function and causes an interrupt storm (since the interrupt isn’t cleared), leading to severe system-level faults.

When the xHC controller reports HCE in the interrupt handler, the driver only logs a warning and assumes xHC activity will stop as stated in xHCI specification. An interrupt storm does however continue on some hosts even after HCE, and only ceases after manually disabling xHC interrupt and stopping the controller by calling xhci_halt().

Add xhcihalt() to xhciirq() function where STSHCE status is checked, mirroring the existing error handling pattern used for STSFATAL errors.

This only fixes the interrupt storm. Proper HCE recovery requires resetting and re-initializing the xHC.

Database specific
{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43488.json",
    "cna_assigner": "Linux"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
2a25e66d676dfb9b018abd503deed3d38a892dec
Fixed
b2dd9abf8c06cfcbcf242321fd54ae51a4807705
Fixed
6f91f3f087194c114d6d8ea4591b850bb00672f8
Fixed
cd41e0d1df8fcf5eae294657da52b50d1ce03246
Fixed
09ff0099c6cf148ff1f7053b5b6c84beb1c2ef8d
Fixed
d6d5febd12452b7fd951fdd15c3ec262f01901a4

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-43488.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.6.130
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.7.0
Fixed
6.12.78
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.19
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
6.19.9

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-43488.json"