CVE-2026-4179 (GCVE-0-2026-4179)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-14 21:51 – Updated: 2026-03-16 19:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
stm32: usb: Infinite while loop in Interrupt Handler
Summary
Issues in stm32 USB device driver (drivers/usb/device/usb_dc_stm32.c) can lead to an infinite while loop.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-16 19:21 UTC
CWE
- CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zephyrproject-rtos | Zephyr |
Affected:
* , ≤ 4.3
(git)
|
guessed |
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