CVE-2022-50568
Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in USB Gadget HID Function Driver
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_hid: fix f_hidg lifetime vs cdev The embedded struct cdev does not have its lifetime correctly tied to the enclosing struct f_hidg, so there is a use-after-free if /dev/hidgN is held open while the gadget is deleted. This can readily be replicated with libusbgx's example programs (for conciseness - operating directly via configfs is equivalent): gadget-hid exec 3<> /dev/hidg0 gadget-vid-pid-remove exec 3<&- Pull the existing device up in to struct f_hidg and make use of the cdev_device_{add,del}() helpers. This changes the lifetime of the device object to match struct f_hidg, but note that it is still added and deleted at the same time.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Scores
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
10.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (22)
linux/Kernel
2.6.35 - 4.19.270linux
linux/Kernel
4.20.0 - 5.4.229linux
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.86linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.0.16linux
linux/Kernel
5.5.0 - 5.10.163linux
linux/Kernel
6.1.0 - 6.1.2linux
Linux/Linux
< 2.6.35
Linux/Linux
2.6.35
Linux/Linux
4.19.270 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux
5.10.163 - 5.10.*
... and 12 more
Published
Oct 22, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026