Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: f_midi2: fix use-after-free in string attribute show path
f_midi2_opts_str_show() takes the string lock internally, but its callers dereference the opts->info.<field> pointer before calling it, outside the lock. This races with f_midi2_opts_str_store(), which frees the old string under opts->lock when the attribute is written concurrently, the show path can read a pointer that gets freed before the lock inside str_show() is even taken.
Change f_midi2_opts_str_show() to take a pointer to the string field, matching the existing pattern in f_midi2_opts_str_store(), and dereference it only after the lock is held. Update all three callers (iface_name, block name, and the EP string option macro) accordingly.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 29ee7a4dddd5caa18d1cef000f20c6af43f762f1, < f9bdf4c4f6410a1dfafafa383a0e21069372657f; >= 29ee7a4dddd5caa18d1cef000f20c6af43f762f1, < d11f3300b39e2daad2f0d9d66ddcc39a156cb594; >= 29ee7a4dddd5caa18d1cef000f20c6af43f762f1, < e89e30f0b5d3004fe5955250bd8b04f3733e32ce; >= 29ee7a4dddd5caa18d1cef000f20c6af43f762f1, < 49fab5e1bdb205c36c965d0e9677bc40d282d3a2; >= 29ee7a4dddd5caa18d1cef000f20c6af43f762f1, < fed0aa7c6eaedc6c0d4e362fc91724aa47be4a7b |
| Linux | Linux | 6.6 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49fab5e1bdb205c36c965d0e9677bc40d282d3a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d11f3300b39e2daad2f0d9d66ddcc39a156cb594
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e89e30f0b5d3004fe5955250bd8b04f3733e32ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9bdf4c4f6410a1dfafafa383a0e21069372657f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fed0aa7c6eaedc6c0d4e362fc91724aa47be4a7b
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Received