CVE-2026-23334 can: usb: f81604: handle short interrupt urb messages properly

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A flaw in the Linux kernel CAN USB driver fails to handle short interrupt messages, potentially causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-23334?

CVE-2026-23334 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

can: usb: f81604: handle short interrupt urb messages properly

If an interrupt urb is received that is not the correct length, properly detect it and don't attempt to treat the data as valid.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23334?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-23334?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-23334 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23334 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-23334, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23334, GHSA-2x56-x8gq-8cv3, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-23334, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-23334, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-23334 and 1 more.

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