CVE-2026-31616

medium Red Hat
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 95% most likely to be exploited
Published: April 24, 2026 (20 days ago)
Last Modified: April 24, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's USB gadget Phonet function. A remote attacker, acting as a malicious USB host, could exploit this vulnerability by sending a continuous stream of full-page data transfers. This action causes an overflow in the kernel's internal data structures, leading to memory corruption. This memory corruption could result in a denial of service or potentially allow for arbitrary code execution.

CWE

CWE-787

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org