CVE-2026-93118 — usb: gadget: aspeed_udc: check endpoint DMA allocation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: aspeed_udc: check endpoint DMA allocation ast_udc_probe() allocates a coherent DMA buffer used as the backing store for endpoint buffers. ast_udc_init_ep() derives per-endpoint buffer pointers from udc->ep0_buf, so a failed allocation is dereferenced during probe. Check the allocation before endpoint setup. The existing probe error path called ast_udc_remove(), which unregisters the gadget unconditionally and is not safe before usb_add_gadget_udc() succeeds. Add a local cleanup helper for probe failures so pre-registration failures only unwind the resources that were actually initialized. This was found by a local static analysis checker for unchecked allocator returns while scanning Linux 6.16. The change was checked by applying it to current mainline and by running checkpatch. I do not have access to Aspeed UDC hardware, so no runtime testing was performed.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 055276c1320564b0192b3af323b8cc67f9b665e1 and < d7ae1a48e70e9c3451b7dc7bc3896c82884bc4df≥ 055276c1320564b0192b3af323b8cc67f9b665e1 and < 4aaad88f857498ed1294f061f0b25d27ae891c55≥ 055276c1320564b0192b3af323b8cc67f9b665e1 and < 6182e708e2e1f55521c8a01d7535630ecc2d7df9≥ 055276c1320564b0192b3af323b8cc67f9b665e1 and < ff6e88e29965bd06f640e59acdcf0bbf04a7f55c≥ 055276c1320564b0192b3af323b8cc67f9b665e1 and < 9e6f57107c1886052d4baaa047a2bc3d0e91be5d≥ 055276c1320564b0192b3af323b8cc67f9b665e1 and < 97cee53a94be3bd4fd8fbed6071bd2f32dad1ab1version 6.0 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 15, 2026 → Oct 16, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.17%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Record published
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Source status changed · → Received
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
6 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7ae1a48e70e9c3451b7dc7bc3896c82884bc4df
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aaad88f857498ed1294f061f0b25d27ae891c55
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6e88e29965bd06f640e59acdcf0bbf04a7f55c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/97cee53a94be3bd4fd8fbed6071bd2f32dad1ab1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e6f57107c1886052d4baaa047a2bc3d0e91be5d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6182e708e2e1f55521c8a01d7535630ecc2d7df9
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-93118 is "usb: gadget: aspeed_udc: check endpoint DMA allocation", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.17% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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