Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: u_ether: Fix NULL pointer deref in eth_get_drvinfo Commit ec35c1969650 ("usb: gadget: f_ncm: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move") reparents the gadget device to /sys/devices/virtual during unbind, clearing the gadget pointer. If the userspace tool queries on the surviving interface during this detached window, this leads to a NULL pointer dereference. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference Call trace: eth_get_drvinfo+0x50/0x90 ethtool_get_drvinfo+0x5c/0x1f0 __dev_ethtool+0xaec/0x1fe0 dev_ethtool+0x134/0x2e0 dev_ioctl+0x338/0x560 Add a NULL check for dev->gadget in eth_get_drvinfo(). When detached, skip copying the fw_version and bus_info strings, which is natively handled by ethtool_get_drvinfo for empty strings.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0326429e8ba99892e1d1e115dc8e88e1a3b64e24 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7de4d46be40738c7e48e64b5cc0a34aa1e047b0a Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a36e5e800b9c93e3e1ffa42f34d38b36775dbcee Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e002e92e88e12457373ed096b18716d97e7bbb20 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fce959e9be3bf63bb0fdf4b05f9cc42cb289fe2
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9f987472f4b8ab177be2b6492a59278ed969479
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: 2 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-476
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