# CVE-2026-23188: net: usb: r8152: fix resume reset deadlock

> A deadlock in the r8152 USB network driver during device resume can cause a system panic, requiring a kernel patch to fix.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-23188, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23188, GHSA-hjjf-xjvr-567j, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-23188, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23188

## What is CVE-2026-23188?

CVE-2026-23188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

net: usb: r8152: fix resume reset deadlock

rtl8152 can trigger device reset during reset which
potentially can result in a deadlock:

 **** DPM device timeout after 10 seconds; 15 seconds until panic ****
 Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 schedule+0x483/0x1370
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x15/0x30
 __mutex_lock_common+0x1fd/0x470
 __rtl8152_set_mac_address+0x80/0x1f0
 dev_set_mac_address+0x7f/0x150
 rtl8152_post_reset+0x72/0x150
 usb_reset_device+0x1d0/0x220
 rtl8152_resume+0x99/0xc0
 usb_resume_interface+0x3e/0xc0
 usb_resume_both+0x104/0x150
 usb_resume+0x22/0x110

The problem is that rtl8152 resume calls reset under
tp->control mutex while reset basically re-enters rtl8152
and attempts to acquire the same tp->control lock once
again.

Reset INACCESSIBLE device outside of tp->control mutex
scope to avoid recursive mutex_lock() deadlock.

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23188?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-23188?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-23188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-23188 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-23188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23188/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23188/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23188
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23188
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23188

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23188/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.