CVE-2026-31724

MEDIUM

usb: gadget: f_eem: 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_eem: 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 bound 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 b29002a157940752dfed2c488b2011f63f007d71 - 14730506b9e2a09d10c963a57a72ed528482fc15
Linux/Linux b29002a157940752dfed2c488b2011f63f007d71 - 4ccdccff8febc5456aff684627f9a4c5c83b9346
Linux/Linux b29002a157940752dfed2c488b2011f63f007d71 - a6b8bce01a30a8c05c034bbc36c34845d65d644f
Linux/Linux b29002a157940752dfed2c488b2011f63f007d71 - d9270c9a8118c1535409db926ac1e2545dc97b81
... and 2 more
Published May 01, 2026
Tracked Since May 01, 2026