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CVE-2026-64242

usb: gadget: net2280: Fix double free in probe error path

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Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: net2280: Fix double free in probe error path usb_initialize_gadget() installs gadget_release() as the release callback for the embedded gadget device. The struct net2280 instance is therefore released through gadget_release() when the gadget device's last reference is dropped. The probe error path calls net2280_remove(), which tears down the partially initialized device and drops the gadget reference with usb_put_gadget(). Calling kfree(dev) afterwards can free the same object again. Drop the explicit kfree() and let the gadget device release callback handle the final free. This issue was found by a static analysis tool I am developing.

Timeline

  1. CVE published

Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    Version range not reported

  • Linux Linux

    5.10

References 8

git.kernel.org