CVE-2026-31617

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_ncm: validate minimum block_len in ncm_unwrap_ntb() The block_len read from the host-supplied NTB header is checked against ntb_max but has no lower bound. When block_len is smaller than opts->ndp_size, the bounds check of: ndp_index > (block_len - opts->ndp_size) will underflow producing a huge unsigned value that ndp_index can never exceed, defeating the check entirely. The same underflow occurs in the datagram index checks against block_len - opts->dpe_size. With those checks neutered, a malicious USB host can choose ndp_index and datagram offsets that point past the actual transfer, and the skb_put_data() copies adjacent kernel memory into the network skb. Fix this by rejecting block lengths that cannot hold at least the NTB header plus one NDP. This will make block_len - opts->ndp_size and block_len - opts->dpe_size both well-defined. Commit 8d2b1a1ec9f5 ("CDC-NCM: avoid overflow in sanity checking") fixed a related class of issues on the host side of NCM.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedApr 24, 2026
First seenApr 24, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-191CWE-191

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.9 ≤ v < 6.6.136, 6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.83, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.24, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.14, 7.0 ≤ v < 7.0.16.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1

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