CVE-2023-53580

USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 4, 2025 at 03:43 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure Avichal Rakesh reported a kernel panic that occurred when the UVC gadget driver was removed from a gadget's configuration. The panic involves a somewhat complicated interaction between the kernel driver and a userspace component (as described in the Link tag below), but the analysis did make one thing clear: The Gadget core should accomodate gadget drivers calling usb_gadget_deactivate() as part of their unbind procedure. Currently this doesn't work. gadget_unbind_driver() calls driver->unbind() while holding the udc->connect_lock mutex, and usb_gadget_deactivate() attempts to acquire that mutex, which will result in a deadlock. The simple fix is for gadget_unbind_driver() to release the mutex when invoking the ->unbind() callback. There is no particular reason for it to be holding the mutex at that time, and the mutex isn't held while the ->bind() callback is invoked. So we'll drop the mutex before performing the unbind callback and reacquire it afterward. We'll also add a couple of comments to usb_gadget_activate() and usb_gadget_deactivate(). Because they run in process context they must not be called from a gadget driver's ->disconnect() callback, which (according to the kerneldoc for struct usb_gadget_driver in include/linux/usb/gadget.h) may run in interrupt context. This may help prevent similar bugs from arising in the future.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 6.3.96.1.35 ≤ v < 6.1.466.3.9 ≤ v < 6.46.4 ≤ v < 6.4.116.4 ≤ v < 6.56.4.1 ≤ v < 6.4.11286d9975a838d0a54da049765fa1d1fb96b896826.1.356.3.96.46.4 rc76.5 rc16.5 rc26.5 rc36.5 rc46.5 rc585102a45c7390caf124a3a5796574446f1e037b9d8195536ce2624e2947d9f56b1a61e7a27874bd3
Vendor states this is fixed in 65dadb2beeb7360232b09ebc4585b54475dfee06 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c1edc00db65f6d4408b3d1cd845e8da3b9e0ca4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bed19d95fcb9c98dfaa9585922b39a2dfba7898d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.46 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-667

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