# CVE-2024-38628: usb: gadget: u\_audio: Fix race condition use of controls after free during gadget unbind.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: u_audio: Fix race condition use of controls after free during gadget unbind. Hang on to the control IDs instead of pointers since those are correctly handled with locks.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89e66809684485590ea0b32c3178e42cba36ac09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/453d3fa9266e53f85377b911c19b9a4563fa88c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bea73b58ab67fe581037ad9cdb93c2557590c068
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b739388aa3f8dfb63a9fca777e6dfa6912d0464

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