usb: gadget: f_hid: don't call cdev_init while cdev in use
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_hid: don't call cdev_init while cdev in use When calling unbind, then bind again, cdev_init reinitialized the cdev, even though there may still be references to it. That's the case when the /dev/hidg* device is still opened. This obviously unsafe behavior like oopes. This fixes this by using cdev_alloc to put the cdev on the heap. That way, we can simply allocate a new one in hidg_bind.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00156 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.83 +4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.19 and later | 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.19 and later Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.19 to before 6.12.83; 6.13 to before 6.18.24; 6.19 to before 6.19.14; 7.0 to before 7.0.1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.19 to before 6.12.83; 6.13 to before 6.18.24; 6.19 to before 6.19.14; 7.0 to before 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-31606
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-48xp-r2j8-cfx4
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@3aa77f5da0ecb00895411f4246d8a3e4db0343c2, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@92f23ab86d9524bc51dae25ed916d0e69dce5992 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6c0d13db5d0f8d465eabc14bd23d2b6a7247a43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb6ef6185f2054a341ec70d7e2165f5381744215
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a229016ca3ac551294ec59770be9da94ec4bf63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75ecc46828ec377dd5692c677168ef6d64fd7123
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81ebd43cc0d6d106ce7b6ccbf7b5e40ca7f5503d
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Sources
- CVE-2026-31606 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-31606 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-48xp-r2j8-cfx4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-31606 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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