In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: composite: fix dead empty check in the USB_DT_OTG handler
The OTG branch of composite_setup() falls back to the first configuration when none is selected:
if (cdev->config) config = cdev->config; else config = list_first_entry(&cdev->configs, struct usb_configuration, list); if (!config) goto done; ... memcpy(req->buf, config->descriptors[0], value);
list_first_entry() never returns NULL. On an empty list it returns container_of() of the list head. So the "if (!config)" check is dead.
When cdev->configs is empty, config points at the head inside struct usb_composite_dev. config->descriptors[0] reads whatever sits at that offset. The memcpy copies up to w_length bytes of it into the response buffer.
cdev->configs can be empty in two cases. One is a teardown race on gadget unbind with a control transfer in flight. The other is a driver that sets is_otg before it adds a config. A reproducer that holds cdev->configs empty triggers a KASAN fault in this branch.
Use list_first_entry_or_null() so the existing check does its job.
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 linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | — | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64k | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 3, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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