System freezes when using Wacom tablet after upgrading to linux-image-5.8.0-45-generic

[sm8ps]

I have an Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 260 with a built-in Wacom digitizer. After the latest Kernel update my system freezes as soon as I put the pen on the screen. Nothing else but a forced power-off is possible. Reverting back to 5.8.0-44 is a work-around, so this seems to be a regression.

The relevant entry from /var/log/apt/history.log:
Start-Date: 2021-03-17 11:37:43
Commandline: apt dist-upgrade
Install: linux-image-5.8.0-45-generic:amd64 (5.8.0-45.51, automatic), linux-headers-5.8.0-45:amd64 (5.8.0-45.51, automatic), linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-45-generic:amd64 (5.8.0-45.51, automatic), linux-headers-5.8.0-45-generic:amd64 (5.8.0-45.51, automatic), linux-modules-5.8.0-45-generic:amd64 (5.8.0-45.51, automatic), dctrl-tools:amd64 (2.24-3, automatic)
Upgrade: update-manager-core:amd64 (1:20.10.4, 1:20.10.5), linux-headers-generic:amd64 (5.8.0.44.49, 5.8.0.45.50), linux-libc-dev:amd64 (5.8.0-44.50, 5.8.0-45.51), linux-image-generic:amd64 (5.8.0.44.49, 5.8.0.45.50), update-manager:amd64 (1:20.10.4, 1:20.10.5), dkms:amd64 (2.8.3-4, 2.8.3-4ubuntu0.1), python3-update-manager:amd64 (1:20.10.4, 1:20.10.5), libglib2.0-bin:amd64 (2.66.1-2ubuntu0.1, 2.66.1-2ubuntu0.2), libglib2.0-data:amd64 (2.66.1-2ubuntu0.1, 2.66.1-2ubuntu0.2), linux-generic:amd64 (5.8.0.44.49, 5.8.0.45.50), libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.66.1-2ubuntu0.1, 2.66.1-2ubuntu0.2), libglib2.0-0:i386 (2.66.1-2ubuntu0.1, 2.66.1-2ubuntu0.2)
End-Date: 2021-03-17 11:38:44

Apport is enabled but no crash report is generated.

BTW, I found a similar bug report for Manjaro:
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/system-freezes-when-using-wacom-tablet-on-5-10/50339

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.10.14 [origin: unknown]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-44.50-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CrashDB: ubuntu
Date: Fri Mar 19 12:41:12 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-14 (338 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to groovy on 2020-11-12 (127 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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[Luis Llana Díaz (luis-llana)]

I have a related problem with a Dell Latitude 7210. My computer does not freeze, but the wacom device does not work.

[sm8ps (sm8ps)]

Luis Llana Díaz, can you confirm that the upgrade to kernel version 5.8.0-45 is the cause and that reverting back to 5.8.0-44 is a work-around?

[colubro (colubro0)]

I have the same problem with lenovo L13 Yoga Gen 2, but I have tried using the previous kernel and the problem remains.

[jomuller (jomuller)]

Same problem on X1 yoga gen 3.

See also similar bug reports :

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libwacom/+bug/1920682
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libwacom/+bug/1920573

[x a (xxx-aaa)]

Same Problem Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga X1 3rd Gen.

@sm8ps: Reverting to 5.8.0-44 *is* in fact a workaround for me.

[sm8ps (sm8ps)]

The problem persists with linux-image-5.8.0-48.

In order to keep the working version 5.8.0-44 installed, I issued 'sudo apt-mark hold linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic' for the moment.