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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: class: cdc-wdm: fix reordering issue in read code path Quoting the bug report: Due to compiler optimization or CPU out-of-order execution, the desc->length update can be reordered before the memmove. If this happens, wdm_read() can see the new length and call copy_to_user() on uninitialized memory. This also violates LKMM data race rules [1]. Fix it by using WRITE_ONCE and memory barriers.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-01 | Published 2026-05-08 | Updated 2026-05-08 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

afba937e540c902c989cd516fd97ea0c8499bb27 (git) before 638328ca9c17ae6511ad62198c57bae32ffa3c91
affected

afba937e540c902c989cd516fd97ea0c8499bb27 (git) before 170e8daca24da6edb4be82ab01abf44e87af387b
affected

afba937e540c902c989cd516fd97ea0c8499bb27 (git) before c8fa96ed021923dae147bcd9f9205b8df7b82360
affected

afba937e540c902c989cd516fd97ea0c8499bb27 (git) before 4ee3062bf2c9a722afef429826e8607eaf3fc6a0
affected

afba937e540c902c989cd516fd97ea0c8499bb27 (git) before 276aef0fd2b92f41b920ac891c72cadeee957934
affected

afba937e540c902c989cd516fd97ea0c8499bb27 (git) before 67ed312124bb1b61858778ac0b985b48961c862a
affected

afba937e540c902c989cd516fd97ea0c8499bb27 (git) before e3c874b05901dc519054b5107d16620e6d2b5fea
affected

afba937e540c902c989cd516fd97ea0c8499bb27 (git) before 8df672bfe3ec2268c2636584202755898e547173
affected

Default status
affected

2.6.26
affected

Any version before 2.6.26
unaffected

5.10.253 (semver)
unaffected

5.15.203 (semver)
unaffected

6.1.167 (semver)
unaffected

6.6.130 (semver)
unaffected

6.12.78 (semver)
unaffected

6.18.19 (semver)
unaffected

6.19.9 (semver)
unaffected

7.0 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/638328ca9c17ae6511ad62198c57bae32ffa3c91

git.kernel.org/...c/170e8daca24da6edb4be82ab01abf44e87af387b

git.kernel.org/...c/c8fa96ed021923dae147bcd9f9205b8df7b82360

git.kernel.org/...c/4ee3062bf2c9a722afef429826e8607eaf3fc6a0

git.kernel.org/...c/276aef0fd2b92f41b920ac891c72cadeee957934

git.kernel.org/...c/67ed312124bb1b61858778ac0b985b48961c862a

git.kernel.org/...c/e3c874b05901dc519054b5107d16620e6d2b5fea

git.kernel.org/...c/8df672bfe3ec2268c2636584202755898e547173

cve.org (CVE-2026-43427)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-43427)

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