{"cve":"CVE-2026-31754","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-01T15:16:38.330","modified":"2026-06-17T10:34:24.077","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: cdns3: gadget: fix state inconsistency on gadget init failure\n\nWhen cdns3_gadget_start() fails, the DRD hardware is left in gadget mode\nwhile software state remains INACTIVE, creating hardware/software state\ninconsistency.\n\nWhen switching to host mode via sysfs:\n  echo host > /sys/class/usb_role/13180000.usb-role-switch/role\n\nThe role state is not set to CDNS_ROLE_STATE_ACTIVE due to the error,\nso cdns_role_stop() skips cleanup because state is still INACTIVE.\nThis violates the DRD controller design specification (Figure22),\nwhich requires returning to idle state before switching roles.\n\nThis leads to a synchronous external abort in xhci_gen_setup() when\nsetting up the host controller:\n\n[  516.440698] configfs-gadget 13180000.usb: failed to start g1: -19\n[  516.442035] cdns-usb3 13180000.usb: Failed to add gadget\n[  516.443278] cdns-usb3 13180000.usb: set role 2 has failed\n...\n[ 1301.375722] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.1.auto: xHCI Host Controller\n[ 1301.377716] Internal error: synchronous external abort: 96000010 [#1] PREEMPT SMP\n[ 1301.382485] pc : xhci_gen_setup+0xa4/0x408\n[ 1301.393391] backtrace:\n    ...\n    xhci_gen_setup+0xa4/0x408    <-- CRASH\n    xhci_plat_setup+0x44/0x58\n    usb_add_hcd+0x284/0x678\n    ...\n    cdns_role_set+0x9c/0xbc        <-- Role switch\n\nFix by calling cdns_drd_gadget_off() in the error path to properly\nclean up the DRD gadget state.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a85599ca4d2584d89dc69f4fc49303b75a42338","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b1d301fbae837bf6979a19030b81d869bb15f7a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b490f0e477d26d29ed51e5dc47e3b9bd31bcb49f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c32f8748d70c8fc77676ad92ed76cede17bf2c48","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7e475ae3a5593c5db21b3b7dca4ba8bdac9b47f"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:09.003606135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-31754","score":0.00123,"percentile":0.0203,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}