Bug 2435661 (CVE-2026-23031) - CVE-2026-23031 kernel: Linux kernel: Memory leak in gs_usb module can lead to denial of service via improper USB Request Block handling.
Summary: CVE-2026-23031 kernel: Linux kernel: Memory leak in gs_usb module can lead to...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-23031
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-01-31 12:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-02 14:55 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-31 12:02:19 UTC
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.


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