CVE-2026-31722

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

usb: gadget: f_rndis: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move

The net_device is allocated during function instance creation and registered during the bind phase with the gadget device as its sysfs parent. When the function unbinds, the parent device is destroyed, but the net_device survives, resulting in dangling sysfs symlinks:

console:/ # ls -l /sys/class/net/usb0 lrwxrwxrwx ... /sys/class/net/usb0 -> /sys/devices/platform/.../gadget.0/net/usb0 console:/ # ls -l /sys/devices/platform/.../gadget.0/net/usb0 ls: .../gadget.0/net/usb0: No such file or directory

Use device_move() to reparent the net_device between the gadget device tree and /sys/devices/virtual across bind and unbind cycles. During the final unbind, calling device_move(NULL) moves the net_device to the virtual device tree before the gadget device is destroyed. On rebinding, device_move() reparents the device back under the new gadget, ensuring proper sysfs topology and power management ordering.

To maintain compatibility with legacy composite drivers (e.g., multi.c), the borrowed_net flag is used to indicate whether the network device is shared and pre-registered during the legacy driver's bind phase.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 1, 2026

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

usb: gadget: f_rndis: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e367599529dc42578545a7f85fde517b35b3cda7
generic

usb: gadget: f_rndis: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6045ea5ca6e3fa13f8a9fafb1c535c86e124c14d
generic

usb: gadget: f_rndis: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ef251aa63972fe6c0f107f5abd139b7d0f7987a
generic

usb: gadget: f_rndis: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ada801899f2b13ef0ceff42427ad980a41e619

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-31722(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.12.81—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (496 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (335 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 (17 versions)6.12.85-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.19~rc8-1~exp1 (122 versions)6.19.12-1—

All Vendor Advisories

(13)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 59× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-31722?
CVE-2026-31722 is a medium vulnerability published on May 1, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: frndis: Fix netdevice lifecycle with device_move The net_device is allocated during function instance creation and registered during the bind phase with the gadget device as its sysfs parent. When the function unbinds,…
When was CVE-2026-31722 disclosed?
CVE-2026-31722 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 1, 2026, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-31722 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-31722 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-31722?
CVE-2026-31722 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-31722?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-31722, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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