CVE-2026-23061CWE-401

CVE-2026-23061

Medium · published February 4, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

can: kvaser_usb: kvaser_usb_read_bulk_callback(): fix URB memory leak

Fix similar memory leak as in commit 7352e1d5932a ("can: gs_usb:

gs_usb_receive_bulk_callback(): fix URB memory leak").

In kvaser_usb_set_{,data_}bittiming() -> kvaser_usb_setup_rx_urbs(), the

URBs for USB-in transfers are allocated, added to the dev->rx_submitted

anchor and submitted. In the complete callback

kvaser_usb_read_bulk_callback(), the URBs are processed and resubmitted. In

kvaser_usb_remove_interfaces() the URBs are freed by calling

usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&dev->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 usb_kill_anchored_urbs().

Fix the memory leak by anchoring the URB in the

kvaser_usb_read_bulk_callback() to the dev->rx_submitted anchor.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00144 · 3.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Published
2026-02-04T22:16Z
Affected products (12)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 3.8, < 5.10.2495.10.249
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.11, < 5.15.1995.15.199
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.16, < 6.1.1626.1.162
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.2, < 6.6.1226.6.122
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.12.686.12.68
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.13, < 6.18.86.18.8
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References (7)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 FEB 16:07Z
    can: kvaser_usb: kvaser_usb_read_bulk_callback(): fix URB memory leak
    cvelistv5