usb: gadget: f_tcm: synchronize delayed set_alt with teardown
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: f_tcm: synchronize delayed set_alt with teardown The f_tcm set_alt() path defers endpoint setup to a work item and completes the delayed status response from process context. The delayed work uses f_tcm private state and may complete the setup request after disconnect or function teardown has already moved on. Cancel and drain the delayed set_alt work when the function is unbound or freed. For disable paths, which are reached under the composite device lock, use a small state machine and a non-sleeping cancellation path instead of cancel_work_sync(). If the work is already running, mark it cancelled and let the worker own the cleanup; otherwise tcm_disable() can cancel the queued work and clean up immediately. Also serialize the final delayed-status completion with the cancellation check while holding the composite device lock. This prevents a disconnect from clearing delayed_status while the worker is about to complete the control request. Validation reproduced this kernel report: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0 print_report+0xce/0x630 ? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x188/0x320 ? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0 kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 ? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0 tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0 ? __pfx_tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x10/0x10 ? process_one_work+0x4cb/0xb90 ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50 ? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x9/0xef0 process_one_work+0x4d7/0xb90 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x37/0xf0 ? __pfx_tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x10/0x10 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 worker_thread+0x2d8/0x570 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x1ad/0x1f0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x3c9/0x540 ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? __switch_to+0x2e9/0x730 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> Allocated by task 544: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0 tcm_alloc+0x68/0x180 usb_get_function+0x36/0x60 config_usb_cfg_link+0x125/0x1b0 configfs_symlink+0x322/0x890 vfs_symlink+0xc2/0x270 filename_symlinkat+0x295/0x2f0 __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x62/0x90 do_syscall_64+0x115/0x6a0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Freed by task 661: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70 kfree+0x2f9/0x530 config_usb_cfg_unlink+0x173/0x1e0 configfs_unlink+0x1fa/0x340 vfs_unlink+0x15c/0x510 filename_unlinkat+0x2ba/0x450 __x64_sys_unlinkat+0x63/0x90 do_syscall_64+0x115/0x6a0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.266, 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68367
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c68p-69ww-4qwm
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb317058d165c88f3344f59439c14872c162b3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90431d8523c0c1c9f8e3e3f0895727063f93da85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee07d09419f1c59c74f73107aa08444f2f2fc6c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3118bb872c7dff653294f193d5328a476619e04d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6eb5a0ae7cd313cfd7df78decd8f43b64c68703
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f282242906c12fd476b86757afba51f211d4f959
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c6c6a5588b9a2f8437fb794e852d05fa60ebe53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79e2d75725c85607f8a9d87ae9cace62a19f767d
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68367 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68367 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c68p-69ww-4qwm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68367 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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