CVE-2026-23031

can: gs_usb: gs_usb_receive_bulk_callback(): fix URB memory leak

published January 31, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00224 · 12.3th percentile
Published
2026-01-31T11:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 JAN 11:42Z
    can: gs_usb: gs_usb_receive_bulk_callback(): fix URB memory leak
    cvelistv5