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CVE-2026-68369: usb: gadget: printer: fix infinite loop in printer_read()

• Severity: unknown
• 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: 2026-08-10 · updated 2026-08-19

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: printer: fix infinite loop in printer_read() printer_read() uses the same variable for the requested copy size and the number of bytes actually copied to user space. copy_to_user() returns the number of bytes not copied, so when it fails to copy anything, the computed copied length becomes zero. In that case len, buf, current_rx_bytes and current_rx_buf are left unchanged. If RX data is available and the user buffer remains unwritable, the read loop can repeat indefinitely. Track the copied length separately and return -EFAULT, or the number of bytes already copied, if an iteration makes no progress.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 4.1 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3081b0e187065c3b9577e393ad664b12854aeaf3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f81197364b57e5318620c75f3bd63f405f60552
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cde0b38cc0cb8b7dc17295801015148de37d1d2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/994afccfdcceb73be33f69a8a8ea71e260c9eca5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2e819be6a5c7f34344926b4bd7e3dfca58cf48a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e03597ad9494b500344076589aeaa6c6d2d381d3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e225e2998e5a9b83c838dbbe4511fb0d63f88daf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e41bbbbb1740ce4d7270ab1cdeca13892d6a8d2e

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