CVE-2026-31729: usb: typec: ucsi: validate connector number in ucsi_notify_common()

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-129

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: ucsi: validate connector number in ucsi_notify_common() The connector number extracted from CCI via UCSI_CCI_CONNECTOR() is a 7-bit field (0-127) that is used to index into the connector array in ucsi_connector_change(). However, the array is only allocated for the number of connectors reported by the device (typically 2-4 entries). A malicious or malfunctioning device could report an out-of-range connector number in the CCI, causing an out-of-bounds array access in ucsi_connector_change(). Add a bounds check in ucsi_notify_common(), the central point where CCI is parsed after arriving from hardware, so that bogus connector numbers are rejected before they propagate further.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.5 before 6.12.81; from 6.13 before 6.18.22; from 6.19 before 6.19.12; 7.0-rc1, 7.0-rc2, 7.0-rc3, 7.0-rc4, 7.0-rc5, 7.0-rc6 — fixed in 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

Get alerted when CVE-2026-31729 or the next vulnerability affects your stack