CVE-2026-23446
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's aqc111 USB network driver. When the aqc111_suspend function is called, it incorrectly attempts to perform Power Management (PM) operations. This leads to a situation where a task hangs, preventing other critical networking operations and causing a Denial of Service (DoS) by locking up the entire networking stack.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other); DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Each thread of execution will "hang" and prevent tasks from completing. In some cases, CPU consumption may occur if a lock check occurs in a tight loop.
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