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CVSS 7.8 · HIGH

CVE-2026-31650

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: vub300: fix use-after-free on disconnect The vub300 driver maintains an explicit reference count for the controller and its driver data and the last reference can in theory be dropped after the driver has been unbound. This specifically means that the controller allocation must not be device managed as that can lead to use-after-free. Note that the lifetime is currently also incorrectly tied the parent USB device rather than interface, which can lead to memory leaks if the driver is unbound without its device being physically disconnected (e.g. on probe deferral). Fix both issues by reverting to non-managed allocation of the controller.

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Analysis

Although this is a Linux kernel vulnerability, it is specific to the vub300 driver which handles specialized USB-to-SDIO bridge hardware. This driver is not typically loaded on standard servers, cloud instances, or developer workstations, limiting the practical impact to a very small subset of users with specific hardware.

Severity

Score: 7.8(HIGH)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV: LOCAL
AC: LOW
PR: LOW
UI: NONE
S: UNCHANGED
C: HIGH
I: HIGH
A: HIGH
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0001 (0.0%)
Percentile: 2.2%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

linux:linux_kernel

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: vub300: fix use-after-free on disconnect The vub300 driver maintains an explicit reference count for the controller and its driver data and the last reference can in theory be dropped after the driver has been unbound. This specifically means that the controller allocation must not be device managed as that can lead to use-after-free. Note that the lifetime is currently also incorrectly tied the parent USB device rather than interface, which can lead to memory leaks if the driver is unbound without its device being physically disconnected (e.g. on probe deferral). Fix both issues by reverting to non-managed allocation of the controller.

Published: 4/24/2026, 3:16:44 PM
Last modified: 4/27/2026, 8:14:35 PM

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