Bug 2513183 (CVE-2026-68368)

Summary: CVE-2026-68368 kernel: usb: gadget: f_ncm: validate datagram bounds in ncm_unwrap_ntb()
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's USB gadget NCM (Network Control Model) driver. This vulnerability occurs because the driver fails to properly validate the boundaries of datagrams and Network Transfer Blocks (NTBs) supplied by a USB host. A malicious USB host can exploit this by crafting specific datagram offsets and lengths, causing the kernel to copy adjacent kernel memory into network buffers. This can lead to information disclosure from the kernel's memory.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:23:47 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: gadget: f_ncm: validate datagram bounds in ncm_unwrap_ntb()

When unpacking host-supplied NTBs, ncm_unwrap_ntb() checks datagram length
against frame_max but does not verify that the datagram fits within the
declared block length. Additionally, when decoding multiple NTBs from a
single socket buffer, subsequent block lengths are not checked against the
actual remaining buffer data.

With these checks missing, a malicious USB host can specify datagram
offsets and lengths that point beyond the block, or supply secondary NTB
headers declaring lengths larger than the buffer. skb_put_data() then
copies adjacent kernel memory from skb_shared_info into the network skb.

Fix this by verifying that sufficient buffer space remains for the NTB
header before parsing, handling zero-length block declarations, ensuring
that block lengths never exceed the remaining buffer space, and verifying
that each datagram payload stays strictly within the block boundary.