CVE-2026-31757: usb: misc: usbio: Fix URB memory leak on submit failure

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: misc: usbio: Fix URB memory leak on submit failure When usb_submit_urb() fails in usbio_probe(), the previously allocated URB is never freed, causing a memory leak. Fix this by jumping to err_free_urb label to properly release the URB on the error path.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.18 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 6.18.22, 6.19.12

How to fix

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

References

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