[PATCH] USB: gadget: fix NULL pointer dereference in gadget_dev_ioctl()
From: Lovekesh Solanki
Date: Tue Aug 25 2026 - 06:52:13 EST
gadget_dev_ioctl() reads dev->gadget outside the dev->lock, while
gadgetfs_bind() writes it without holding the lock. A concurrent
bind can update dev->gadget and dev->state under the lock while the
ioctl thread holds a stale NULL copy, causing a NULL pointer
dereference at offset 0x28 (gadget->ops->ioctl).
Read dev->gadget inside the locked region, before the state check,
so the state and gadget pointer are always consistent.
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reported-by: Eulgyu Kim <eulgyukim@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260824160022.2378192-1-jjy600901@xxxxxxxxx/
Reported-by: Jaeyoung Chung <jjy600901@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260824160022.2378192-1-jjy600901@xxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Lovekesh Solanki <lovekeshsolanki00@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
index d87a8ab51510..e9f7d7c1a6a3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
@@ -1251,14 +1251,15 @@ ep0_poll (struct file *fd, poll_table *wait)
static long gadget_dev_ioctl (struct file *fd, unsigned code, unsigned long value)
{
struct dev_data *dev = fd->private_data;
- struct usb_gadget *gadget = dev->gadget;
+ struct usb_gadget *gadget;
long ret = -ENOTTY;
spin_lock_irq(&dev->lock);
+ gadget = dev->gadget;
if (dev->state == STATE_DEV_OPENED ||
dev->state == STATE_DEV_UNBOUND) {
/* Not bound to a UDC */
- } else if (gadget->ops->ioctl) {
+ } else if (gadget && gadget->ops->ioctl) {
++dev->udc_usage;
spin_unlock_irq(&dev->lock);
--
2.55.0