CVE-2026-23448CWE-129

CVE-2026-23448

High · published April 3, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

net: usb: cdc_ncm: add ndpoffset to NDP16 nframes bounds check

cdc_ncm_rx_verify_ndp16() validates that the NDP header and its DPE

entries fit within the skb. The first check correctly accounts for

ndpoffset:

if ((ndpoffset + sizeof(struct usb_cdc_ncm_ndp16)) > skb_in->len)

but the second check omits it:

if ((sizeof(struct usb_cdc_ncm_ndp16) +

ret * (sizeof(struct usb_cdc_ncm_dpe16))) > skb_in->len)

This validates the DPE array size against the total skb length as if

the NDP were at offset 0, rather than at ndpoffset. When the NDP is

placed near the end of the NTB (large wNdpIndex), the DPE entries can

extend past the skb data buffer even though the check passes.

cdc_ncm_rx_fixup() then reads out-of-bounds memory when iterating

the DPE array.

Add ndpoffset to the nframes bounds check and use struct_size_t() to

express the NDP-plus-DPE-array size more clearly.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00129 · 2.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-129 · Improper Validation of Array Index
Published
2026-04-03T20:16Z
Affected products (8)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 3.8, < 6.6.1306.6.130
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.12.786.12.78
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.13, < 6.18.206.18.20
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.19, < 6.19.106.19.10
linux/linux_kernelall versions—
linux/linux_kernelall versions—
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References (6)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 APR 15:15Z
    net: usb: cdc_ncm: add ndpoffset to NDP16 nframes bounds check
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