CVE-2026-31758: usb: usbtmc: Flush anchored URBs in usbtmc_release
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-31758 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
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Timeline
- 01-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: usbtmc: Flush anchored URBs in usbtmc_release When calling usbtmc_release, pending anchored URBs must be flushed or killed to prevent use-after-free errors (e.g. in the HCD giveback path). Call usbtmc_draw_down() to allow anchored URBs to be completed.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
2%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.04 pp
From 0.17% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu153 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-186.196 | < 6.8.0-136.136
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1112.119 | < 6.8.0-1061.64
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 4f3c8d6eddc272b386464524235440a418ed2029, < 959ef329071136e4335b54822fe2f607659b4569 | ≥ 4f3c8d6eddc272b386464524235440a418ed2029, < e189d443767f7cd390c52f2e122e1fc41c7562d6 | ≥ 4f3c8d6eddc272b386464524235440a418ed2029, < 7fa8f61bab3fb75b5deba8a0f3abb74dc5068d9f | ≥ 4f3c8d6eddc272b386464524235440a418ed2029, < 95e09b07e50290254b28b8395509473104518f8c | ≥ 4f3c8d6eddc272b386464524235440a418ed2029, < d13318dec0c1e0e2ac16f8ecbd522db14cea4bb1 | ≥ 4f3c8d6eddc272b386464524235440a418ed2029, < 977b632db51d231dec0bc571089a5c2402674139 | ≥ 4f3c8d6eddc272b386464524235440a418ed2029, < d40198de50232e04c14c6e2092e896766c95ea48 | ≥ 4f3c8d6eddc272b386464524235440a418ed2029, < 8a768552f7a8276fb9e01d49773d2094ace7c8f1 | 4.19
- linux_kernel≥ 4.19, < 5.10.253 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.203 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.168 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.134 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.81 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.22 | ≥ 6.19, < 6.19.12 | 7.0:rc1 | 7.0:rc2 | 7.0:rc3 | 7.0:rc4 | 7.0:rc5 | 7.0:rc6
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.170-1 | < 6.12.85-1 | < 6.19.12-1
3 vendors · 156 products