CVE-2026-31623
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: cdc-phonet: fix skb frags[] overflow in rx_complete() A malicious USB device claiming to be a CDC Phonet modem can overflow the skb_shared_info->frags[] array by sending an unbounded sequence of full-page bulk transfers. Drop the skb and increment the length error when the frag limit is reached. This matches the same fix that commit f0813bcd2d9d ("net: wwan: t7xx: fix potential skb->frags overflow in RX path") did for the t7xx driver.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-120 · Classic buffer overflow
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.136
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.83
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.24
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.14
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/600dc40554dc5ad1e6f3af51f700228033f43ea7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9989938d13cc5ba8447eeed5a61acfcf61bc6801
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23b1b1aaf41e174181d5853a70e65d4d01e648c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c183d5775129a0a7495bd61a6e57ec230dcf01e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e1946bea8d6441835eb3fd09b19237ba366a6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebf75c6301c4972a87542ebf2d994c6391eb5d46
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c5c65a17db729fc63ab656bdaaf0e675a9dbeac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/600dc40554dc5ad1e6f3af51f700228033f43ea7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6053620fdbcd89fa7e755644efdaab78e0daaae7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6807ff49bf796b3823b1e29f97b69316a40a9a94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9989938d13cc5ba8447eeed5a61acfcf61bc6801
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23b1b1aaf41e174181d5853a70e65d4d01e648c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c183d5775129a0a7495bd61a6e57ec230dcf01e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e1946bea8d6441835eb3fd09b19237ba366a6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebf75c6301c4972a87542ebf2d994c6391eb5d46