# CVE-2026-31606: usb: gadget: f\_hid: don't call cdev\_init while cdev in use

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1
- Published: 2026-04-24 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.19
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.19.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.83; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.24; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.14; from 6.20.0, fixed in 7.0.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_hid: don't call cdev_init while cdev in use When calling unbind, then bind again, cdev_init reinitialized the cdev, even though there may still be references to it. That's the case when the /dev/hidg* device is still opened. This obviously unsafe behavior like oopes. This fixes this by using cdev_alloc to put the cdev on the heap. That way, we can simply allocate a new one in hidg_bind.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92f23ab86d9524bc51dae25ed916d0e69dce5992
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aa77f5da0ecb00895411f4246d8a3e4db0343c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6c0d13db5d0f8d465eabc14bd23d2b6a7247a43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb6ef6185f2054a341ec70d7e2165f5381744215
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a229016ca3ac551294ec59770be9da94ec4bf63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75ecc46828ec377dd5692c677168ef6d64fd7123
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81ebd43cc0d6d106ce7b6ccbf7b5e40ca7f5503d

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