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cve-2026-23320

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CVE-2026-23320 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the USB gadget subsystem, specifically in the f_ncm (Ethernet Control Model) driver. The issue stems from a lifetime mismatch where the net_device structure was allocated too early and freed too late relative to the USB gadget's bind/unbind lifecycle. This can lead to dangling sysfs links and potential NULL pointer dereference when the gadget disappears while the network interface still references it. The upstream fix moves net_device allocation into ncm_bind() and cleanup into ncm_unbind(), ensuring proper synchronization. This tag covers discussions about the vulnerability, its root cause, and the patch that resolves it.
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    CVE-2026-23320 Fixes USB Gadget f_ncm net_device Lifetime Bug

    The Linux kernel’s CVE-2026-23320 is a reminder that some security issues are less about dramatic code execution and more about getting object lifetimes exactly right. In this case, the vulnerable path sits in usb: gadget: f_ncm, where the net_device was being created too early and destroyed too...
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