CVE-2026-64540

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-27. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: 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:

usbnet: gl620a: fix out-of-bounds read in genelink_rx_fixup()

genelink_rx_fixup() splits an aggregated RX frame into its individual packets, using a per-packet length taken from device-supplied data. That length is only bounded by GL_MAX_PACKET_LEN (1514); it is never compared against how many bytes were actually received.

A malicious GeneLink (GL620A) device can therefore send a short URB whose header claims packet_count > 1 and a first packet of up to 1514 bytes.

skb_put_data(gl_skb, packet->packet_data, size);

then copies past the end of the receive buffer and hands the adjacent slab contents up the network stack, an out-of-bounds read that leaks kernel heap. No privilege is required: the path runs in the usbnet RX softirq as soon as the interface is up.

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in genelink_rx_fixup (drivers/net/usb/gl620a.c:112) Read of size 1514 at addr ffff888011309708 by task ksoftirqd/0/14 Call Trace: ... __asan_memcpy (mm/kasan/shadow.c:105) genelink_rx_fixup (include/linux/skbuff.h:2814 drivers/net/usb/gl620a.c:112) usbnet_bh (drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:572 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:1589) process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:3322) bh_worker (kernel/workqueue.c:3405) tasklet_action (kernel/softirq.c:965) handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:622) run_ksoftirqd (kernel/softirq.c:1076) ...

skb_pull() already verifies that the requested length fits the buffer and returns NULL otherwise. Move it ahead of the copy and check its result, so a packet that overruns the received data is rejected before it is read. Well-formed frames, whose packets are fully present, are unaffected.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
19%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jul 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

usbnet: gl620a: fix out-of-bounds read in genelink_rx_fixup() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff7f2a6da4fccaa5cc9be7251a24e71e29fbd1a
generic

usbnet: gl620a: fix out-of-bounds read in genelink_rx_fixup() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8624e179fa3ce23c2fbd1a198ce30764b73f054a
generic

usbnet: gl620a: fix out-of-bounds read in genelink_rx_fixup() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/573418f7ea8f859a841417eb4b915594094fd967
generic

usbnet: gl620a: fix out-of-bounds read in genelink_rx_fixup() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4359376e6238d89977a35086e47ca3b07f43e850
generic

usbnet: gl620a: fix out-of-bounds read in genelink_rx_fixup() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ef79fa3860e644c8de7834fa7300e1c58f38862
generic

usbnet: gl620a: fix out-of-bounds read in genelink_rx_fixup() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/255d03551f94c7bdd86c7d9181a70b21917d829f
generic

usbnet: gl620a: fix out-of-bounds read in genelink_rx_fixup() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a7d9c7c5f1f208c523abbb4db6aea7bc1fad3db
generic

usbnet: gl620a: fix out-of-bounds read in genelink_rx_fixup() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0575599e451aff3c5329922562374a2cab25fc51

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-64540(1)

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

Affected Packages

(6 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (55 versions)5.10.262-1
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.177-1~deb11u1 (22 versions)6.1.180-1~deb11u1
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (55 versions)6.1.180-1
linux-6.126.12.100-1~deb12u1
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.96-1 (31 versions)6.12.100-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.1~rc7-1~exp1 (157 versions)7.1.5-1

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-64540?
CVE-2026-64540 is a high vulnerability published on July 27, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: gl620a: fix out-of-bounds read in genelinkrxfixup() genelinkrxfixup() splits an aggregated RX frame into its individual packets, using a per-packet length taken from device-supplied data. That length is only bounded by…
When was CVE-2026-64540 disclosed?
CVE-2026-64540 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 27, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-64540 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-64540 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 80.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-64540?
CVE-2026-64540 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-64540?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-64540, 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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