Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_hid: don't call cdev_init while cdev in use When calling unbind, then bind again, cdev_init reinitialized the cdev, even though there may still be references to it. That's the case when the /dev/hidg* device is still opened. This obviously unsafe behavior like oopes. This fixes this by using cdev_alloc to put the cdev on the heap. That way, we can simply allocate a new one in hidg_bind.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a229016ca3ac551294ec59770be9da94ec4bf63 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/75ecc46828ec377dd5692c677168ef6d64fd7123 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/81ebd43cc0d6d106ce7b6ccbf7b5e40ca7f5503d Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6c0d13db5d0f8d465eabc14bd23d2b6a7247a43 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb6ef6185f2054a341ec70d7e2165f5381744215 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aa77f5da0ecb00895411f4246d8a3e4db0343c2
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/92f23ab86d9524bc51dae25ed916d0e69dce5992
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 5 · as of 13 November 2026
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