CVE-2026-31617: Linux kernel · usb: gadget: f_ncm: validate minimum block_len in ncm_unwrap_ntb()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 00:34 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| ADP (redhat-SADP) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/068a7f2749fff6462a0a908ec415b885fe430f50 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1425655c2870054c3ab4712e2b6dbdd331597ada (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b3b7bd3c02f98634baaf36c7fc7ac915f6517ca (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f156bb5334e588034ca68ac2ee92b23f66e56e7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8757a2593631443648218244b9788e193ae0fdc1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6762f8a95772265dd0c2ffe7f400493f3115b135 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d58ba8f6546232f8414f396c189297dbee03f1a7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/74908b0318d1df1188457040b8714ff4d4b68126 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f993d30b95dc9557a8a96ceca11abed674c8acb (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31617 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2461448 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-31617.json (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html (opens in a new tab)