FKIE_CVE-2026-64233

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-24 16:16 - Updated: 2026-07-30 14:59
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: uvc: hold opts->lock across XU walks in uvc_function_bind uvc_function_bind() walks &opts->extension_units twice without holding opts->lock: - directly, for the iExtension string-descriptor fixup loop; - indirectly, four times via uvc_copy_descriptors() (once per speed), where the helper iterates uvc->desc.extension_units (which aliases &opts->extension_units) to size and emit XU descriptors. The configfs side (uvcg_extension_make / uvcg_extension_drop, in drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c) takes opts->lock around its list_add_tail / list_del operations. A privileged userspace process that holds the configfs subtree open and writes the gadget UDC name to bind the function while concurrently rmdir()'ing an extensions subdir can race uvcg_extension_drop() against the bind-time list walks and dereference a freed struct uvcg_extension. Hold opts->lock from the start of the XU string-descriptor fixup through the last uvc_copy_descriptors() call, releasing on the descriptor-error path via a new error_unlock label that drops the lock before falling through to the existing error label. This matches the locking discipline of the configfs callbacks and removes the only remaining unsynchronised reader of the XU list during bind. Reachability: only privileged processes that can mount configfs and write to gadget UDC files can trigger the race, so this is a correctness fix rather than a security boundary.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c9e0905ef7e69f7b814cd709613f6b3b5b98805
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f1b9cff88982e2a2053d8b1fd983f7ccb9f03cc
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68aa70648b625fa684bc0b71bbfd905f4943ca20
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caec0145e5974e85fe5192fc6a6f5aa1a98f82a6
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e15c414092b3c24610cc771e481a723b0f645eca
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            "drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_uvc.c"
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: gadget: uvc: hold opts-\u003elock across XU walks in uvc_function_bind\n\nuvc_function_bind() walks \u0026opts-\u003eextension_units twice without holding\nopts-\u003elock:\n\n  - directly, for the iExtension string-descriptor fixup loop;\n  - indirectly, four times via uvc_copy_descriptors() (once per speed),\n    where the helper iterates uvc-\u003edesc.extension_units (which aliases\n    \u0026opts-\u003eextension_units) to size and emit XU descriptors.\n\nThe configfs side (uvcg_extension_make / uvcg_extension_drop, in\ndrivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c) takes opts-\u003elock around its\nlist_add_tail / list_del operations.  A privileged userspace process\nthat holds the configfs subtree open and writes the gadget UDC name\nto bind the function while concurrently rmdir()\u0027ing an extensions\nsubdir can race uvcg_extension_drop() against the bind-time list walks\nand dereference a freed struct uvcg_extension.\n\nHold opts-\u003elock from the start of the XU string-descriptor fixup\nthrough the last uvc_copy_descriptors() call, releasing on the\ndescriptor-error path via a new error_unlock label that drops the\nlock before falling through to the existing error label.  This\nmatches the locking discipline of the configfs callbacks and removes\nthe only remaining unsynchronised reader of the XU list during bind.\n\nReachability: only privileged processes that can mount configfs and\nwrite to gadget UDC files can trigger the race, so this is a\ncorrectness fix rather than a security boundary."
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  "id": "CVE-2026-64233",
  "lastModified": "2026-07-30T14:59:47.950",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-07-24T16:16:52.490",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}



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