CVE-2026-72074: Input: ims-pcu - fix type confusion in CDC union descriptor parsing

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AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72074DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72074
Published 15-08-2026Last modified 17-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-72074 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 16
SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1USN-8875-1USN-8875-2USN-8876-1USN-8877-1USN-8878-1

Timeline

  1. 15-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: ims-pcu - fix type confusion in CDC union descriptor parsing The driver currently trusts the bMasterInterface0 from the CDC union descriptor without verifying that it matches the interface being probed. This could lead to the driver overwriting the private data of another interface. Validate that the control interface found in the descriptor is indeed the one we are probing.

CVSS metrics

Risk metrics not yet published.

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 06-10-2026

06-10-202605-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu169 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-198.208 | < 6.8.0-147.147 | < 7.0.0-38.38
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1117.124 | < 6.8.0-1067.70 | < 7.0.0-1014.14
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.180-1 | < 6.12.100-1 | < 7.1.5-1
Linux1 product
  • linux≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < ab87cd7789d00f441f60a016cbcff35abe76513c | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < b5518c5632f3485849421b9c33b4db5ae6a54ed7 | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < 163c3e7a1de6b3d5c85edb3bdf4cf087382103b0 | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < 08bf4b6ee28987570f4b3f1954427621fa291bf5 | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < fa7f65c5315a25b310daae69ab527efd420e37fa | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < 0e8115a7ed9a99ff9495615a575a6c0f43566d10 | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < f4cf878dcc4f6f02e7a25294bfaed4361264995e | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < ca459e237bc49567649c56bc72e4c602fb92fd67 | 3.10

3 vendors · 171 products

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