USB: gadget: fix NULL pointer dereference in gadget_dev_ioctl()
gadget_dev_ioctl() reads dev->gadget before acquiring dev->lock, but
dev->state is checked after acquiring the lock. Therefore a concurrent
bind can change the device state between these operations, which can
leave ioctl with a stale NULL gadget pointer and causing a NULL pointer
dereference at gadget->ops->ioctl.
Read dev->gadget while holding dev->lock so that the gadget pointer
and device state are sampled consistently.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Source | ID | Title |
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 Debian DLA |
DLA-4817-1 | linux-6.12 security update |
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DLA-4841-1 | linux security update |
 Debian DSA |
DSA-6528-1 | linux security update |
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Workaround
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-362 CWE-476 |
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: fix NULL pointer dereference in gadget_dev_ioctl() gadget_dev_ioctl() reads dev->gadget before acquiring dev->lock, but dev->state is checked after acquiring the lock. Therefore a concurrent bind can change the device state between these operations, which can leave ioctl with a stale NULL gadget pointer and causing a NULL pointer dereference at gadget->ops->ioctl. Read dev->gadget while holding dev->lock so that the gadget pointer and device state are sampled consistently. | |
| Title | USB: gadget: fix NULL pointer dereference in gadget_dev_ioctl() | |
| First Time appeared |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-19T08:56:33.831Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.781Z
Link: CVE-2026-90020
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T11:17:14.903
Modified: 2026-10-19T09:18:50.043
Link: CVE-2026-90020
Redhat
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Updated: 2026-09-18T06:15:03Z