CVE-2026-23312
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USB Endpoint Validation Flaw in Linux kaweth Driver Causes Crash

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-23312, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-03-25

Last updated on: 2026-05-26

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: kaweth: validate USB endpoints The kaweth driver should validate that the device it is probing has the proper number and types of USB endpoints it is expecting before it binds to it. If a malicious device were to not have the same urbs the driver will crash later on when it blindly accesses these endpoints.

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Published
2026-03-25
Last Modified
2026-05-26
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-03-25
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
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Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 13 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel From 6.19 (inc) to 6.19.7 (exc)
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.17 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.130 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.77 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.203 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.167 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 2.6.12.1 (inc) to 5.10.253 (exc)

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's kaweth USB driver. The driver fails to properly validate that a USB device it is probing has the correct number and types of USB endpoints before binding to it.

If a malicious USB device does not have the expected USB Request Blocks (URBs) or endpoints, the driver may later crash when it tries to access these endpoints blindly.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to crash when the kaweth driver interacts with a malicious USB device that does not have the expected endpoints.

Such crashes can lead to denial of service (DoS) conditions, potentially disrupting system availability.

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