Input: ims-pcu - fix potential infinite loop in CDC union descriptor parsing
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: ims-pcu - fix potential infinite loop in CDC union descriptor parsing The driver parses CDC union descriptors in ims_pcu_get_cdc_union_desc() by iterating through the extra descriptor data. However, it does not verify that the bLength of each descriptor is at least 2. A malicious device could provide a descriptor with bLength = 0, leading to an infinite loop in the driver. Add a check to ensure bLength is at least 2 before proceeding with parsing.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
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-2026-80594
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3j49-838f-hr4g
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67a038c5a7c9bd8aabe6fba8ac9d2e31c0bd5a28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6314bd9e2a6b3362998dc85485dd4b0f133a3532
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76eeeb3a8e3c13d5c0ef28666b57dcb5cc101a32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3f93d63dcd48c1f0ba9041f2ffa8aea7170e295
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b847f2725ef47a26b3d01eca3d54fd811e5a544d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/383934c249a9817d242d02d30bfbc8defbf0d533
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbbe31486cf2d12177462e4a814244c2597c9849
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4579af29e67ca8722db0a1194227f8015c8981d
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80594 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80594 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3j49-838f-hr4g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80594 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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