usb: gadget: udc: fix use-after-free in usb_gadget_state_work
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: udc: fix use-after-free in usb_gadget_state_work A race condition during gadget teardown can lead to a use-after-free in usb_gadget_state_work(), as reported by KASAN: BUG: KASAN: invalid-access in sysfs_notify+0x2c/0xd0 Workqueue: events usb_gadget_state_work The fundamental race occurs because a concurrent event (e.g., an interrupt) can call usb_gadget_set_state() and schedule gadget->work at any time during the cleanup process in usb_del_gadget(). Commit 399a45e5237c ("usb: gadget: core: flush gadget workqueue after device removal") attempted to fix this by moving flush_work() to after device_del(). However, this does not fully solve the race, as a new work item can still be scheduled *after* flush_work() completes but before the gadget's memory is freed, leading to the same use-after-free. This patch fixes the race condition robustly by introducing a 'teardown' flag and a 'state_lock' spinlock to the usb_gadget struct. The flag is set during cleanup in usb_del_gadget() *before* calling flush_work() to prevent any new work from being scheduled once cleanup has commenced. The scheduling site, usb_gadget_set_state(), now checks this flag under the lock before queueing the work, thus safely closing the race window.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.159, 6.6.119, 6.12.61, 6.17.11, 6.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68282
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8p7c-4hwq-mwgw
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dddc944d65169b552e09cb54e3ed4fbb9ea26416
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eee16f3ff08e759ea828bdf7dc1c0ef2f22134f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12a0c3ef815ddd67e47f9c819f9fe822fed5467
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f02a412c0a18f02f0f91b0a3d9788315a721b7fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10014310193cf6736c1aeb4105c5f4a0818d0c65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b32caa73d135eea8fb9cabb45e9fc64c5a3ecb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baeb66fbd4201d1c4325074e78b1f557dff89b5b
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68282 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8p7c-4hwq-mwgw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68282 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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