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CVE-2024-38628: usb: gadget: u_audio: Fix race condition use of controls after free during gadget unbind.

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-06-21 · updated 2026-08-04
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: u_audio: Fix race condition use of controls after free during gadget unbind. Hang on to the control IDs instead of pointers since those are correctly handled with locks.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.15 before 6.1.93; from 6.2 before 6.6.33; from 6.7 before 6.9.4 — fixed in 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b739388aa3f8dfb63a9fca777e6dfa6912d0464
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/453d3fa9266e53f85377b911c19b9a4563fa88c0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89e66809684485590ea0b32c3178e42cba36ac09
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bea73b58ab67fe581037ad9cdb93c2557590c068
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b739388aa3f8dfb63a9fca777e6dfa6912d0464
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/453d3fa9266e53f85377b911c19b9a4563fa88c0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89e66809684485590ea0b32c3178e42cba36ac09
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bea73b58ab67fe581037ad9cdb93c2557590c068

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