# CVE-2025-40095: usb: gadget: f\_rndis: Refactor bind path to use \_\_free()

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-30 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.27

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_rndis: Refactor bind path to use __free() After an bind/unbind cycle, the rndis->notify_req is left stale. If a subsequent bind fails, the unified error label attempts to free this stale request, leading to a NULL pointer dereference when accessing ep->ops->free_request. Refactor the error handling in the bind path to use the __free() automatic cleanup mechanism.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef81226bb1f8b6e761cd0b53d2696e9c1bc955d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f65c8ad8c7292ed7e3716343fcd590a51818cc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/380353c3a92be7d928e6f973bd065c5b79755ac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8366263b7e5b663d7fb489d3a9ba1e2600049a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08228941436047bdcd35a612c1aec0912a29d8cd

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