CVE-2021-47272

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.10-5.10.43 - Use-After-Free in DWC3 Gadget Mode Switch

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: dwc3: gadget: Bail from dwc3_gadget_exit() if dwc->gadget is NULL There exists a possible scenario in which dwc3_gadget_init() can fail: during during host -> peripheral mode switch in dwc3_set_mode(), and a pending gadget driver fails to bind. Then, if the DRD undergoes another mode switch from peripheral->host the resulting dwc3_gadget_exit() will attempt to reference an invalid and dangling dwc->gadget pointer as well as call dma_free_coherent() on unmapped DMA pointers. The exact scenario can be reproduced as follows: - Start DWC3 in peripheral mode - Configure ConfigFS gadget with FunctionFS instance (or use g_ffs) - Run FunctionFS userspace application (open EPs, write descriptors, etc) - Bind gadget driver to DWC3's UDC - Switch DWC3 to host mode => dwc3_gadget_exit() is called. usb_del_gadget() will put the ConfigFS driver instance on the gadget_driver_pending_list - Stop FunctionFS application (closes the ep files) - Switch DWC3 to peripheral mode => dwc3_gadget_init() fails as usb_add_gadget() calls check_pending_gadget_drivers() and attempts to rebind the UDC to the ConfigFS gadget but fails with -19 (-ENODEV) because the FFS instance is not in FFS_ACTIVE state (userspace has not re-opened and written the descriptors yet, i.e. desc_ready!=0). - Switch DWC3 back to host mode => dwc3_gadget_exit() is called again, but this time dwc->gadget is invalid. Although it can be argued that userspace should take responsibility for ensuring that the FunctionFS application be ready prior to allowing the composite driver bind to the UDC, failure to do so should not result in a panic from the kernel driver. Fix this by setting dwc->gadget to NULL in the failure path of dwc3_gadget_init() and add a check to dwc3_gadget_exit() to bail out unless the gadget pointer is valid.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 12.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (10)
Linux/Linux < 5.10
Linux/Linux 5.10
Linux/Linux 5.10.44 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.12.11 - 5.12.*
Linux/Linux 5.13
Linux/Linux e81a7018d93a7de31a3f121c9a7eecd0a5ec58b0 - 03715ea2e3dbbc56947137ce3b4ac18a726b2f87
Linux/Linux e81a7018d93a7de31a3f121c9a7eecd0a5ec58b0 - 4aad390363d2b9b3e92428dd34d27bb7ea8f1ee8
Linux/Linux e81a7018d93a7de31a3f121c9a7eecd0a5ec58b0 - 851dee5a5da56564a70290713aee665403bb0b24
linux/linux_kernel 5.13 rc1 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 5.10 - 5.10.44
Published May 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026