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CVE-2026-31616

medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_phonet: fix skb frags[] overflow in pn_rx_complete() A broken/bored/mean U…

Vendor / product: Linux — linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_phonet: fix skb frags[] overflow in pn_rx_complete() A broken/bored/mean USB host can overflow the skb_shared_info->frags[] array on a Linux gadget exposing a Phonet function by sending an unbounded sequence of full-page OUT transfers. pn_rx_complete() finalizes the skb only when req->actual length, where req->length is set to PAGE_SIZE by the gadget. If the host always sends exactly PAGE_SIZE bytes per transfer, fp->rx.skb will never be reset and each completion will add another fragment via skb_add_rx_frag(). Once nr_frags exceeds MAX_SKB_FRAGS (default 17), subsequent frag stores overwrite memory adjacent to the shinfo on the heap. Drop the skb and account a length error when the frag limit is reached, matching the fix applied in t7xx by commit f0813bcd2d9d ("net: wwan: t7xx: fix potential skb->frags overflow in RX path").

CVSS
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-04-24 15:16
Modified: 2026-11-11 23:10
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 3 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 23:12 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

linux / linux_kernel ≥2.6.32 <6.6.136, ≥6.7 <6.12.83, ≥6.13 <6.18.24, ≥6.19 <6.19.14, ≥7.0 <7.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e476c25bfcab0535ba7c76a903ae77ca8747711
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66f7471c4042e4eb300e30b5b9d87d1406862673
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ceff1251904901b0b4e5fe6350fcaffa368ce83
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd44ce09b9b569f49ed13e2d87d23d853fc7d6a7
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c088d5dd2fffb4de1fb8e7f57751c8b82942180a
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9315ce9da3632c591666a29de82d3e92d46bec1

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 23:12 UTC · record ↗

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