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CVE-2026-31501

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredApr 22, 2026UpdatedApr 28, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ti: icssg-prueth: fix use-after-free of CPPI descriptor in RX path cppi5_hdesc_get_psdata() returns a pointer into the CPPI descriptor. In both emac_rx_packet() and emac_rx_packet_zc(), the descriptor is freed via k3_cppi_desc_pool_free() before the psdata pointer is used by emac_rx_timestamp(), which dereferences psdata[0] and psdata[1]. This constitutes a use-after-free on every received packet that goes through the timestamp path. Defer the descriptor free until after all accesses through the psdata pointer are complete. For emac_rx_packet(), move the free into the requeue label so both early-exit and success paths free the descriptor after all accesses are done. For emac_rx_packet_zc(), move the free to the end…

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
0.43%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
3
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▲ 0.05pp
0.38% → 0.43% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
5 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Apr 22, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 28, 2026
Aug 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8636-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 18, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8636-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Aug 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8669-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities