In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: dwc2: gadget: don't reset gadget's driver->bus
UDC driver should not touch gadget's driver internals, especially it
should not reset driver->bus. This wasn't harmful so far, but since
commit fc274c1e9973 ("USB: gadget: Add a new bus for gadgets") gadget
subsystem got it's own bus and messing with ->bus triggers the
following NULL pointer dereference:
dwc2 12480000.hsotg: bound driver g_ether
8<--- cut here ---
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
[00000000] *pgd=00000000
Internal error: Oops: 5 [#1] SMP ARM
Modules linked in: ...
CPU: 0 PID: 620 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 5.18.0-rc5-next-20220504 #11862
Hardware name: Samsung Exynos (Flattened Device Tree)
PC is at module_add_driver+0x44/0xe8
LR is at sysfs_do_create_link_sd+0x84/0xe0
...
Process modprobe (pid: 620, stack limit = 0x(ptrval))
...
module_add_driver from bus_add_driver+0xf4/0x1e4
bus_add_driver from driver_register+0x78/0x10c
driver_register from usb_gadget_register_driver_owner+0x40/0xb4
usb_gadget_register_driver_owner from do_one_initcall+0x44/0x1e0
do_one_initcall from do_init_module+0x44/0x1c8
do_init_module from load_module+0x19b8/0x1b9c
load_module from sys_finit_module+0xdc/0xfc
sys_finit_module from ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54
Exception stack(0xf1771fa8 to 0xf1771ff0)
...
dwc2 12480000.hsotg: new device is high-speed
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Fix this by removing driver->bus entry reset.
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: dwc2: gadget: don't reset gadget's driver->bus UDC driver should not touch gadget's driver internals, especially it should not reset driver->bus. This wasn't harmful so far, but since commit fc274c1e9973 ("USB: gadget: Add a new bus for gadgets") gadget subsystem got it's own bus and messing with ->bus triggers the following NULL pointer dereference: dwc2 12480000.hsotg: bound driver g_ether 8<--- cut here --- Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000 [00000000] *pgd=00000000 Internal error: Oops: 5 [#1] SMP ARM Modules linked in: ... CPU: 0 PID: 620 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 5.18.0-rc5-next-20220504 #11862 Hardware name: Samsung Exynos (Flattened Device Tree) PC is at module_add_driver+0x44/0xe8 LR is at sysfs_do_create_link_sd+0x84/0xe0 ... Process modprobe (pid: 620, stack limit = 0x(ptrval)) ... module_add_driver from bus_add_driver+0xf4/0x1e4 bus_add_driver from driver_register+0x78/0x10c driver_register from usb_gadget_register_driver_owner+0x40/0xb4 usb_gadget_register_driver_owner from do_one_initcall+0x44/0x1e0 do_one_initcall from do_init_module+0x44/0x1c8 do_init_module from load_module+0x19b8/0x1b9c load_module from sys_finit_module+0xdc/0xfc sys_finit_module from ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54 Exception stack(0xf1771fa8 to 0xf1771ff0) ... dwc2 12480000.hsotg: new device is high-speed ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Fix this by removing driver->bus entry reset. | |
Title | usb: dwc2: gadget: don't reset gadget's driver->bus | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-02-26T02:10:34.977Z
Updated: 2025-05-16T07:23:26.006Z
Reserved: 2025-02-26T02:08:31.534Z
Link: CVE-2022-49299

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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-02-26T07:01:06.727
Modified: 2025-04-14T19:49:30.960
Link: CVE-2022-49299
