Unscored severity · published Jan 31, 2026
CVE-2026-23031
can: gs_usb: gs_usb_receive_bulk_callback(): fix URB memory leak
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CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
d08e973a77d128b25e01a08c34d89593fdf222da before 9c151898cc259a7784be60ba38664f42ede39b31; d08e973a77d128b25e01a08c34d89593fdf222da before ec5ccc2af9e5b045671f3f604b57512feda8bcc5; d08e973a77d128b25e01a08c34d89593fdf222da before f905bcfa971edb89e398c98957838d8c6381c0c7; d08e973a77d128b25e01a08c34d89593fdf222da before 08624b7206ddb9148eeffc2384ebda2c47b6d1e9; d08e973a77d128b25e01a08c34d89593fdf222da before 9f669a38ca70839229b7ba0f851820850a2fe1f7; d08e973a77d128b25e01a08c34d89593fdf222da before 7352e1d5932a0e777e39fa4b619801191f57e603; +1 more · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM RST2428P · Siemens
before V4.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23031
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23031
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08624b7206ddb9148eeffc2384ebda2c47b6d1e9
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7352e1d5932a0e777e39fa4b619801191f57e603
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c151898cc259a7784be60ba38664f42ede39b31
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f669a38ca70839229b7ba0f851820850a2fe1f7
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec5ccc2af9e5b045671f3f604b57512feda8bcc5
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f905bcfa971edb89e398c98957838d8c6381c0c7
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