What is CVE-2026-23448?

CVE-2026-23448 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-23448?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-23448

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: cdc_ncm: add ndpoffset to NDP16 nframes bounds check cdc_ncm_rx_verify_ndp16() validates that the NDP header and its DPE entries fit within the skb. The first…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions ff06ab13a4ccae4acb44a2d4e3ece367b616ab50, 3.8, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23448?: CVE-2026-23448 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-23448?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.