CVE-2025-68287
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
16/12/2025
Last modified:
16/12/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
usb: dwc3: Fix race condition between concurrent dwc3_remove_requests() call paths<br />
<br />
This patch addresses a race condition caused by unsynchronized<br />
execution of multiple call paths invoking `dwc3_remove_requests()`,<br />
leading to premature freeing of USB requests and subsequent crashes.<br />
<br />
Three distinct execution paths interact with `dwc3_remove_requests()`:<br />
Path 1:<br />
Triggered via `dwc3_gadget_reset_interrupt()` during USB reset<br />
handling. The call stack includes:<br />
- `dwc3_ep0_reset_state()`<br />
- `dwc3_ep0_stall_and_restart()`<br />
- `dwc3_ep0_out_start()`<br />
- `dwc3_remove_requests()`<br />
- `dwc3_gadget_del_and_unmap_request()`<br />
<br />
Path 2:<br />
Also initiated from `dwc3_gadget_reset_interrupt()`, but through<br />
`dwc3_stop_active_transfers()`. The call stack includes:<br />
- `dwc3_stop_active_transfers()`<br />
- `dwc3_remove_requests()`<br />
- `dwc3_gadget_del_and_unmap_request()`<br />
<br />
Path 3:<br />
Occurs independently during `adb root` execution, which triggers<br />
USB function unbind and bind operations. The sequence includes:<br />
- `gserial_disconnect()`<br />
- `usb_ep_disable()`<br />
- `dwc3_gadget_ep_disable()`<br />
- `dwc3_remove_requests()` with `-ESHUTDOWN` status<br />
<br />
Path 3 operates asynchronously and lacks synchronization with Paths<br />
1 and 2. When Path 3 completes, it disables endpoints and frees &#39;out&#39;<br />
requests. If Paths 1 or 2 are still processing these requests,<br />
accessing freed memory leads to a crash due to use-after-free conditions.<br />
<br />
To fix this added check for request completion and skip processing<br />
if already completed and added the request status for ep0 while queue.
Impact
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/467add9db13219101f14b6cc5477998b4aaa5fe2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47de14d741cc4057046c9e2f33df1f7828254e6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67192e8cb7f941b5bba91e4bb290683576ce1607
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cfb62888eba292fa35cd9ddbd28ce595f60e139
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afc0e34f161ce61ad351303c46eb57bd44b8b090
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4037689a366743c4233966f0e74bc455820d316
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5eaf701e576880070b60922200557ae4aa54e1



