CVE-2026-23031 json
can: gs_usb: gs_usb_receive_bulk_callback(): fix URB memory leak
published 2026-01-31 9 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-5063
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: gs_usb: gs_usb_receive_bulk_callback(): fix URB memory leak
In gs_can_open(), the URBs for USB-in transfers are allocated, added to the parent->rx_submitted anchor and submitted. In the complete callback gs_usb_receive_bulk_callback(), the URB is processed and resubmitted. In gs_can_close() the URBs are freed by calling usb_kill_anchored_urbs(parent->rx_submitted).
However, this does not take into account that the USB framework unanchors the URB before the complete function is called. This means that once an in-URB has been completed, it is no longer anchored and is ultimately not released in gs_can_close().
Fix the memory leak by anchoring the URB in the gs_usb_receive_bulk_callback() to the parent->rx_submitted anchor.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 5.15.203, 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.67, 6.18.7, 6.19
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P V4.0
- linux Debian 12 6.1.162-1
- linux Debian 13 6.12.69-1
- linux Debian 14 6.18.8-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23031
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-186.196
- linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-117.117
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1112.119
- linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1055.58
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1112.122
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1058.61
- linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1108.114
- linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1054.60
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23031
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- kernel-syms SLES 16.0, Linux Micro Extras 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-obs-build Linux Micro Extras 6.2 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.2 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-64kb SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-source SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-default SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-default-base SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8
- kernel-azure SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:20873-1SUSE-SU-2026:20838-1SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1
- kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c151898cc259a7784be60ba38664f42ede39b31 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec5ccc2af9e5b045671f3f604b57512feda8bcc5 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f905bcfa971edb89e398c98957838d8c6381c0c7 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/08624b7206ddb9148eeffc2384ebda2c47b6d1e9 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f669a38ca70839229b7ba0f851820850a2fe1f7 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7352e1d5932a0e777e39fa4b619801191f57e603 commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-23031 updated cvss 5.5
kernel: Linux kernel: Memory leak in gs_usb module can lead to denial of service via improper USB Request Block handling.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernelaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
cisa ICSA-26-188-05 updated cvss 5.5
Siemens SINEC OS
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Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) < 4.0affected: fixed in V4.0 support.industry.siemens.com
Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/9c151898cc259a7784be60ba38664f42ede39b31
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/ec5ccc2af9e5b045671f3f604b57512feda8bcc5
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/f905bcfa971edb89e398c98957838d8c6381c0c7
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/08624b7206ddb9148eeffc2384ebda2c47b6d1e9
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/9f669a38ca70839229b7ba0f851820850a2fe1f7
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/7352e1d5932a0e777e39fa4b619801191f57e603
- cert-portal.siemens.com /productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-23031
- NVD CVE-2026-23031
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