In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: cdns3: gadget: fix state inconsistency on gadget init failure
When cdns3_gadget_start() fails, the DRD hardware is left in gadget mode while software state remains INACTIVE, creating hardware/software state inconsistency.
When switching to host mode via sysfs: echo host > /sys/class/usb_role/13180000.usb-role-switch/role
The role state is not set to CDNS_ROLE_STATE_ACTIVE due to the error, so cdns_role_stop() skips cleanup because state is still INACTIVE. This violates the DRD controller design specification (Figure22), which requires returning to idle state before switching roles.
This leads to a synchronous external abort in xhci_gen_setup() when setting up the host controller:
[ 516.440698] configfs-gadget 13180000.usb: failed to start g1: -19 [ 516.442035] cdns-usb3 13180000.usb: Failed to add gadget [ 516.443278] cdns-usb3 13180000.usb: set role 2 has failed ... [ 1301.375722] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.1.auto: xHCI Host Controller [ 1301.377716] Internal error: synchronous external abort: 96000010 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 1301.382485] pc : xhci_gen_setup+0xa4/0x408 [ 1301.393391] backtrace: ... xhci_gen_setup+0xa4/0x408 <-- CRASH xhci_plat_setup+0x44/0x58 usb_add_hcd+0x284/0x678 ... cdns_role_set+0x9c/0xbc <-- Role switch
Fix by calling cdns_drd_gadget_off() in the error path to properly clean up the DRD gadget state.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | May 3, 2026 | May 3, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-awsUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade 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linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1056-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2050-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1095-gkeopUpgrade 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linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8 | May 25, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
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