Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: f_fs: Fix DMA fence leak
In ffs_dmabuf_transfer(), a ffs_dma_fence object is kmalloc'd, with the underlying dma_fence later initialized by dma_fence_init(), which sets its kref counter to 1. Then, dma_resv_add_fence() gets a second reference, and a pointer to the ffs_dma_fence is passed as the usb_request's "context" field.
The dma-resv mechanism will manage the second reference, but the first reference is never properly released; the ffs_dmabuf_cleanup() function decreases the reference count, but only to balance with the reference grab in ffs_dmabuf_signal_done().
The code will then slowly leak memory as more ffs_dma_fence objects are created without being ever freed.
Address this issue by transferring ownership of the fence to the DMA reservation object, by calling dma_fence_put() right after dma_resv_add_fence(). The ffs_dma_fence then gets properly discarded after being signalled.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 7b07a2a7ca02a20124b552be96c5a56910795488, < b7475b2dce5e121e687280ba5732ccefe77ffd2f; >= 7b07a2a7ca02a20124b552be96c5a56910795488, < e086c16962a1b0142e2675610e9c06fcfcd4c3a8; >= 7b07a2a7ca02a20124b552be96c5a56910795488, < 0cae3d6109427c455bad0a18dfb3e2a91657e38a; >= 7b07a2a7ca02a20124b552be96c5a56910795488, < baa6b6068a3f2bf2ed525a1cb37975905dadc658 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.9 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cae3d6109427c455bad0a18dfb3e2a91657e38aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7475b2dce5e121e687280ba5732ccefe77ffd2fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baa6b6068a3f2bf2ed525a1cb37975905dadc658Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e086c16962a1b0142e2675610e9c06fcfcd4c3a8Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 25, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 4, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed