Description
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.
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 | >= 53e6242db8d60da0587d36951cc9434d1a1c21dd, < 2454264b2ab4cf0055c0bfd39e79f830452bd0db; >= 53e6242db8d60da0587d36951cc9434d1a1c21dd, < d3e72cfef2e38bd588055739a8100d14f9773b17; >= 53e6242db8d60da0587d36951cc9434d1a1c21dd, < 8ac463fe6c0f85bdb1ce8c30e8c9e060802e4483; >= 53e6242db8d60da0587d36951cc9434d1a1c21dd, < 56add2b9b2e89ec61c0761165d758f73004fdfdf; >= 53e6242db8d60da0587d36951cc9434d1a1c21dd, < 91b3ecd34b60f950c50c560974945b6596a6f207; >= 53e6242db8d60da0587d36951cc9434d1a1c21dd, < 01feaf024f29618d5ffa7ab0fd858e0579dcbf7b; >= 53e6242db8d60da0587d36951cc9434d1a1c21dd, < fcb21bf747640c9d6bd1eda9da85420f076d59c1; >= 53e6242db8d60da0587d36951cc9434d1a1c21dd, < f8f680609c2b3ab795ffcd6f21585b6dfc46d395 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.3 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01feaf024f29618d5ffa7ab0fd858e0579dcbf7bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2454264b2ab4cf0055c0bfd39e79f830452bd0dbPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56add2b9b2e89ec61c0761165d758f73004fdfdfPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ac463fe6c0f85bdb1ce8c30e8c9e060802e4483Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91b3ecd34b60f950c50c560974945b6596a6f207Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3e72cfef2e38bd588055739a8100d14f9773b17Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8f680609c2b3ab795ffcd6f21585b6dfc46d395Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcb21bf747640c9d6bd1eda9da85420f076d59c1Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 25, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 6, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed