Kernel memory corruption via premature TD release
Published Apr 2, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Out-of-bounds write in the Linux xHCI driver allows local users to corrupt kernel memory via isochronous transfer errors. In drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c, early Babble or Buffer Overrun handling prematurely releases a multi-TRB transfer descriptor, allowing outstanding TRBs to be freed or overwritten before final completion. Reachability requires low-privileged local access and an xHCI isochronous transfer error; the published mechanism establishes no remote path.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds write in the Linux xHCI driver allows local users to corrupt kernel memory via isochronous transfer errors. In drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c, early Babble or Buffer Overrun handling prematurely releases a multi-TRB transfer descriptor, allowing outstanding TRBs to be freed or overwritten before final completion. Reachability requires low-privileged local access and an xHCI isochronous transfer error; the published mechanism establishes no remote path.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-26659
- Published
- Apr 2, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem
- Classifications
- CWE-787
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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