CVE-2026-23290
kernel: net: usb: pegasus: validate USB endpoints
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 25, 2026
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's pegasus driver. A malicious USB device can exploit this vulnerability by not presenting the expected number and types of USB endpoints. This lack of proper validation causes the driver to blindly access uninitialized endpoints, leading to a system crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-909 · Missing Initialization of Resource