CVE-2024-56670

usb: gadget: u_serial: Fix the issue that gs_start_io crashed due to accessing null pointer

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 27, 2024 at 03:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: u_serial: Fix the issue that gs_start_io crashed due to accessing null pointer Considering that in some extreme cases, when u_serial driver is accessed by multiple threads, Thread A is executing the open operation and calling the gs_open, Thread B is executing the disconnect operation and calling the gserial_disconnect function,The port->port_usb pointer will be set to NULL. E.g. Thread A Thread B gs_open() gadget_unbind_driver() gs_start_io() composite_disconnect() gs_start_rx() gserial_disconnect() ... ... spin_unlock(&port->port_lock) status = usb_ep_queue() spin_lock(&port->port_lock) spin_lock(&port->port_lock) port->port_usb = NULL gs_free_requests(port->port_usb->in) spin_unlock(&port->port_lock) Crash This causes thread A to access a null pointer (port->port_usb is null) when calling the gs_free_requests function, causing a crash. If port_usb is NULL, the release request will be skipped as it will be done by gserial_disconnect. So add a null pointer check to gs_start_io before attempting to access the value of the pointer port->port_usb. Call trace: gs_start_io+0x164/0x25c gs_open+0x108/0x13c tty_open+0x314/0x638 chrdev_open+0x1b8/0x258 do_dentry_open+0x2c4/0x700 vfs_open+0x2c/0x3c path_openat+0xa64/0xc60 do_filp_open+0xb8/0x164 do_sys_openat2+0x84/0xf0 __arm64_sys_openat+0x70/0x9c invoke_syscall+0x58/0x114 el0_svc_common+0x80/0xe0 do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 el0_svc+0x38/0x68

Affected

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

2.6.27 ≤ v < 5.10.2322.6.27 ≤ v < 5.15.1752.6.27 ≤ v < 5.4.2882.6.27 ≤ v < 6.1.1212.6.27 ≤ v < 6.12.62.6.27 ≤ v < 6.132.6.27 ≤ v < 6.6.675.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1755.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1215.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2326.2 ≤ v < 6.6.676.7 ≤ v < 6.12.66.13 rc16.13 rc2c1dca562be8ada614ef193aa246c6f8705bcd6b9
Vendor states this is fixed in 1247e1df086aa6c17ab53cd1bedce70dd7132765 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 28b3c03a6790de1f6f2683919ad657840f0f0f58 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4cfbca86f6a8b801f3254e0e3c8f2b1d2d64be2b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4efdfdc32d8d6307f968cd99f1db64468471bab1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8ca07a3d18f39b1669927ef536e485787e856df6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c83213b6649d22656b3a4e92544ceeea8a2c6c07 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in dd6b0ca6025f64ccb465a6a3460c5b0307ed9c44 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.27 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.232 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.175 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.288 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.121 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.67 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1247e1df086aa6c17ab53cd1bedce70dd7132765
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28b3c03a6790de1f6f2683919ad657840f0f0f58
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cfbca86f6a8b801f3254e0e3c8f2b1d2d64be2b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4efdfdc32d8d6307f968cd99f1db64468471bab1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca07a3d18f39b1669927ef536e485787e856df6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c83213b6649d22656b3a4e92544ceeea8a2c6c07
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd6b0ca6025f64ccb465a6a3460c5b0307ed9c44
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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