CVE-2024-36894

usb: gadget: f_fs: Fix race between aio_cancel() and AIO request complete

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 30, 2024 at 03:28 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:18 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_fs: Fix race between aio_cancel() and AIO request complete FFS based applications can utilize the aio_cancel() callback to dequeue pending USB requests submitted to the UDC. There is a scenario where the FFS application issues an AIO cancel call, while the UDC is handling a soft disconnect. For a DWC3 based implementation, the callstack looks like the following: DWC3 Gadget FFS Application dwc3_gadget_soft_disconnect() ... --> dwc3_stop_active_transfers() --> dwc3_gadget_giveback(-ESHUTDOWN) --> ffs_epfile_async_io_complete() ffs_aio_cancel() --> usb_ep_free_request() --> usb_ep_dequeue() There is currently no locking implemented between the AIO completion handler and AIO cancel, so the issue occurs if the completion routine is running in parallel to an AIO cancel call coming from the FFS application. As the completion call frees the USB request (io_data->req) the FFS application is also referencing it for the usb_ep_dequeue() call. This can lead to accessing a stale/hanging pointer. commit b566d38857fc ("usb: gadget: f_fs: use io_data->status consistently") relocated the usb_ep_free_request() into ffs_epfile_async_io_complete(). However, in order to properly implement locking to mitigate this issue, the spinlock can't be added to ffs_epfile_async_io_complete(), as usb_ep_dequeue() (if successfully dequeuing a USB request) will call the function driver's completion handler in the same context. Hence, leading into a deadlock. Fix this issue by moving the usb_ep_free_request() back to ffs_user_copy_worker(), and ensuring that it explicitly sets io_data->req to NULL after freeing it within the ffs->eps_lock. This resolves the race condition above, as the ffs_aio_cancel() routine will not continue attempting to dequeue a request that has already been freed, or the ffs_user_copy_work() not freeing the USB request until the AIO cancel is done referencing it. This fix depends on commit b566d38857fc ("usb: gadget: f_fs: use io_data->status consistently")

Affected

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

3.15 ≤ v < 4.19.3174.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2795.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1625.16 ≤ v < 6.1.955.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2216.2 ≤ v < 6.6.316.7 ≤ v < 6.8.102e4c7553cd6f2e4c7553cd6f9c68bb741582dcb614edcbeca70f6.96.9 rc16.9 rc26.9 rc36.9 rc46.9 rc56.9 rc6
Vendor states this is fixed in 24729b307eef (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 24729b307eefcd7c476065cd7351c1a018082c19 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3613e5023f09 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3613e5023f09b3308545e9d1acda86017ebd418a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 73c05ad46bb4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 73c05ad46bb4fbbdb346004651576d1c8dbcffbb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9e72ef59cbe6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9e72ef59cbe61cd1243857a6418ca92104275867 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a0fdccb1c9e0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a0fdccb1c9e027e3195f947f61aa87d6d0d2ea14 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d74618308232 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d7461830823242702f5d84084bcccb25159003f4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e500b1c4e29a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e500b1c4e29ad0bd1c1332a1eaea2913627a92dd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f71a53148ce3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f71a53148ce34898fef099b75386a3a9f4449311 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.317 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.221 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.162 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.279 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.95 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.31 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

References (11)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24729b307eefcd7c476065cd7351c1a018082c19
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3613e5023f09b3308545e9d1acda86017ebd418a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73c05ad46bb4fbbdb346004651576d1c8dbcffbb
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e72ef59cbe61cd1243857a6418ca92104275867
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fdccb1c9e027e3195f947f61aa87d6d0d2ea14
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7461830823242702f5d84084bcccb25159003f4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e500b1c4e29ad0bd1c1332a1eaea2913627a92dd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f71a53148ce34898fef099b75386a3a9f4449311

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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