CVE-2026-31726

Published: Mag 01, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 01, 2026
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Description

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: gadget: uvc: fix NULL pointer dereference during unbind race

Commit b81ac4395bbe ('usb: gadget: uvc: allow for application to cleanly
shutdown') introduced two stages of synchronization waits totaling 1500ms
in uvc_function_unbind() to prevent several types of kernel panics.
However, this timing-based approach is insufficient during power
management (PM) transitions.

When the PM subsystem starts freezing user space processes, the
wait_event_interruptible_timeout() is aborted early, which allows the
unbind thread to proceed and nullify the gadget pointer
(cdev->gadget = NULL):

[ 814.123447][ T947] configfs-gadget.g1 gadget.0: uvc: uvc_function_unbind()
[ 814.178583][ T3173] PM: suspend entry (deep)
[ 814.192487][ T3173] Freezing user space processes
[ 814.197668][ T947] configfs-gadget.g1 gadget.0: uvc: uvc_function_unbind no clean disconnect, wait for release

When the PM subsystem resumes or aborts the suspend and tasks are
restarted, the V4L2 release path is executed and attempts to access the
already nullified gadget pointer, triggering a kernel panic:

[ 814.292597][ C0] PM: pm_system_irq_wakeup: 479 triggered dhdpcie_host_wake
[ 814.386727][ T3173] Restarting tasks ...
[ 814.403522][ T4558] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000030
[ 814.404021][ T4558] pc : usb_gadget_deactivate+0x14/0xf4
[ 814.404031][ T4558] lr : usb_function_deactivate+0x54/0x94
[ 814.404078][ T4558] Call trace:
[ 814.404080][ T4558] usb_gadget_deactivate+0x14/0xf4
[ 814.404083][ T4558] usb_function_deactivate+0x54/0x94
[ 814.404087][ T4558] uvc_function_disconnect+0x1c/0x5c
[ 814.404092][ T4558] uvc_v4l2_release+0x44/0xac
[ 814.404095][ T4558] v4l2_release+0xcc/0x130

Address the race condition and NULL pointer dereference by:

1. State Synchronization (flag + mutex)
Introduce a 'func_unbound' flag in struct uvc_device. This allows
uvc_function_disconnect() to safely skip accessing the nullified
cdev->gadget pointer. As suggested by Alan Stern, this flag is protected
by a new mutex (uvc->lock) to ensure proper memory ordering and prevent
instruction reordering or speculative loads. This mutex is also used to
protect 'func_connected' for consistent state management.

2. Explicit Synchronization (completion)
Use a completion to synchronize uvc_function_unbind() with the
uvc_vdev_release() callback. This prevents Use-After-Free (UAF) by
ensuring struct uvc_device is freed after all video device resources
are released.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0587de744615628c38e33ddc1601160a5ea8c50a
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aa9356881ee4ed414bf72d0c56d915492cb5345
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a1128d604c360eca135f15b882b70256a522145
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c038ba56b92e410d1caec22b2dc68780a0b42091
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c78e463ee134b4669579d453c81ae00795e4c19a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d92d1532e05b1b31d36d48765e43bf73d793d19f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eba2936bbe6b752a31725a9eb5c674ecbf21ee7d