usb: gadget: net2280: Fix double free in probe error path
usb_initialize_gadget() installs gadget_release() as the release
callback for the embedded gadget device. The struct net2280 instance is
therefore released through gadget_release() when the gadget device's last
reference is dropped.
The probe error path calls net2280_remove(), which tears down the
partially initialized device and drops the gadget reference with
usb_put_gadget(). Calling kfree(dev) afterwards can free the same object
again.
Drop the explicit kfree() and let the gadget device release callback
handle the final free. This issue was found by a static analysis tool
I am developing.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Ubuntu USN |
USN-8618-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-415 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Weaknesses | CWE-1341 | |
| References |
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Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: net2280: Fix double free in probe error path usb_initialize_gadget() installs gadget_release() as the release callback for the embedded gadget device. The struct net2280 instance is therefore released through gadget_release() when the gadget device's last reference is dropped. The probe error path calls net2280_remove(), which tears down the partially initialized device and drops the gadget reference with usb_put_gadget(). Calling kfree(dev) afterwards can free the same object again. Drop the explicit kfree() and let the gadget device release callback handle the final free. This issue was found by a static analysis tool I am developing. | |
| Title | usb: gadget: net2280: Fix double free in probe error path | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-24T15:27:44.730Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T15:36:31.772Z
Link: CVE-2026-64242
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-07-24T16:16:53.553
Modified: 2026-08-13T17:22:29.770
Link: CVE-2026-64242
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Updated: 2026-08-13T22:15:03Z
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