NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31755
Published: May 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128939
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31755
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in __cdns3_gadget_ep_queue() when queueing requests on a disabled or unconfigured gadget endpoint. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31755
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14bf08ab2cdfcdfd3f13e799d06692a1b3e0745f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/390536cc6af4ca5566bc3bf1f8b704700380cd2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d1433fe34b224b90259e207e5389e95b504ef04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f6f127b9bc34bed35f56faf7ecb1561d6b39000
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ab9b0e5fcdac325f950fc8b6caa08a9e22a0db9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d61446dfc9d387775bb1b95b081953201b9222af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb2ad0c1334a3eccfe4ed203f9eef5a4879226f6