Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: f_fs: Fix Use-After-Free in AIO error path
In ffs_epfile_write_iter() and ffs_epfile_read_iter(), when ffs_epfile_io() fails with an error other than -EIOCBQUEUED, the io_data structure (`p`) is freed. However, for AIO operations, the kiocb cancel function was already armed and kiocb->private was set to `p`.
If a concurrent cancel operation (such as sys_io_cancel()) executes after ffs_epfile_io() fails but before the function frees `p`, a Use-After-Free can occur when the cancellation handler accesses the freed pointer.
To securely fix this race condition, we must properly un-arm the cancellation. Invoking `kiocb->ki_complete()` does exactly this by acquiring `ctx->ctx_lock` and safely removing the kiocb from the active sequence. In doing so, it ensures that a parallel io_cancel can no longer discover the kiocb, effectively closing the race window.
We then return -EIOCBQUEUED to notify the VFS layer that the kiocb has been consumed and it should avoid attempting to complete the request again or triggering subsequent completion handlers.
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 | >= de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc, < 922a29e1f8573fd405eea1a73a52112c4e7fcfc4; >= de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc, < 0a2f71ccf9c2053de725e9a7922d081f3f3a3804; >= de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc, < b5f0e80a03e87bd932487e03248eae3ba3ed7b45; >= de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc, < 153b5ecd29ed055562400bc17c91df3fd869b0ce; >= de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc, < 4a2fb2d12b87b43724230abb52a1440617c7b6cc; >= de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc, < e78dcb1f7ec271449c54984dc90c62a5ba272de7 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.0 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2f71ccf9c2053de725e9a7922d081f3f3a3804
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/153b5ecd29ed055562400bc17c91df3fd869b0ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a2fb2d12b87b43724230abb52a1440617c7b6cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/922a29e1f8573fd405eea1a73a52112c4e7fcfc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5f0e80a03e87bd932487e03248eae3ba3ed7b45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e78dcb1f7ec271449c54984dc90c62a5ba272de7
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 30, 2026
- NVD status
- Received