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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2026-68368

Change History

New CVE Received from kernel.org 8/10/2026 9:20:29 AM

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Added Description

                  
                
              
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: gadget: f_ncm: validate datagram bounds in ncm_unwrap_ntb()

When unpacking host-supplied NTBs, ncm_unwrap_ntb() checks datagram length
against frame_max but does not verify that the datagram fits within the
declared block length. Additionally, when decoding multiple NTBs from a
single socket buffer, subsequent block lengths are not checked against the
actual remaining buffer data.

With these checks missing, a malicious USB host can specify datagram
offsets and lengths that point beyond the block, or supply secondary NTB
headers declaring lengths larger than the buffer. skb_put_data() then
copies adjacent kernel memory from skb_shared_info into the network skb.

Fix this by verifying that sufficient buffer space remains for the NTB
header before parsing, handling zero-length block declarations, ensuring
that block lengths never exceed the remaining buffer space, and verifying
that each datagram payload stays strictly within the block boundary.
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1febec7e47cdcd01f43fb0211094e3010474666e
Added Reference

                  
                
              
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40c706a0224bde194667e3378c689b542fec4b44
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41fd5f2fb0027d3773ae949e3247c2e0a2a7fe5c
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e07751d0527ccc2a1c32eb0b0b7da3b4b9b5381f
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fff1059d139ef798bab917990524faaf25854ca8
Added Affected

                  
                
              
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