CVE-2026-31722

MEDIUM

usb: gadget: f_rndis: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_rndis: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move The net_device is allocated during function instance creation and registered during the bind phase with the gadget device as its sysfs parent. When the function unbinds, the parent device is destroyed, but the net_device survives, resulting in dangling sysfs symlinks: console:/ # ls -l /sys/class/net/usb0 lrwxrwxrwx ... /sys/class/net/usb0 -> /sys/devices/platform/.../gadget.0/net/usb0 console:/ # ls -l /sys/devices/platform/.../gadget.0/net/usb0 ls: .../gadget.0/net/usb0: No such file or directory Use device_move() to reparent the net_device between the gadget device tree and /sys/devices/virtual across bind and unbind cycles. During the final unbind, calling device_move(NULL) moves the net_device to the virtual device tree before the gadget device is destroyed. On rebinding, device_move() reparents the device back under the new gadget, ensuring proper sysfs topology and power management ordering. To maintain compatibility with legacy composite drivers (e.g., multi.c), the borrowed_net flag is used to indicate whether the network device is shared and pre-registered during the legacy driver's bind phase.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (12)
Linux/Linux < 3.11
Linux/Linux 3.11
Linux/Linux 6.12.81 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.22 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 6.19.12 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux 7.0
Linux/Linux f466c6353819326873fa48a02c6f2d7c903240d6 - 18ada801899f2b13ef0ceff42427ad980a41e619
Linux/Linux f466c6353819326873fa48a02c6f2d7c903240d6 - 1ef251aa63972fe6c0f107f5abd139b7d0f7987a
Linux/Linux f466c6353819326873fa48a02c6f2d7c903240d6 - 6045ea5ca6e3fa13f8a9fafb1c535c86e124c14d
Linux/Linux f466c6353819326873fa48a02c6f2d7c903240d6 - e367599529dc42578545a7f85fde517b35b3cda7
... and 2 more
Published May 01, 2026
Tracked Since May 01, 2026