CVE-2024-26715: usb: dwc3: gadget: Fix NULL pointer dereference in dwc3_gadget_suspend

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: dwc3: gadget: Fix NULL pointer dereference in dwc3_gadget_suspend In current scenario if Plug-out and Plug-In performed continuously there could be a chance while checking for dwc->gadget_driver in dwc3_gadget_suspend, a NULL pointer dereference may occur. Call Stack: CPU1: CPU2: gadget_unbind_driver dwc3_suspend_common dwc3_gadget_stop dwc3_gadget_suspend dwc3_disconnect_gadget CPU1 basically clears the variable and CPU2 checks the variable. Consider CPU1 is running and right before gadget_driver is cleared and in parallel CPU2 executes dwc3_gadget_suspend where it finds dwc->gadget_driver which is not NULL and resumes execution and then CPU1 completes execution. CPU2 executes dwc3_disconnect_gadget where it checks dwc->gadget_driver is already NULL because of which the NULL pointer deference occur.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 3.16.81 before 3.17; from 4.4.178 before 4.5; from 4.6 before 5.15.149; from 5.16 before 6.1.79; from 6.2 before 6.6.18; from 6.7 before 6.7.6 — fixed in 3.17, 4.5, 5.15.149, 6.1.79, 6.6.18, 6.7.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 3.17, 4.5, 5.15.149, 6.1.79. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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