CVE-2025-68282 — usb: gadget: udc: fix use-after-free in usb_gadget_state_work
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: udc: fix use-after-free in usb_gadget_state_work A race condition during gadget teardown can lead to a use-after-free in usb_gadget_state_work(), as reported by KASAN: BUG: KASAN: invalid-access in sysfs_notify+0x2c/0xd0 Workqueue: events usb_gadget_state_work The fundamental race occurs because a concurrent event (e.g., an interrupt) can call usb_gadget_set_state() and schedule gadget->work at any time during the cleanup process in usb_del_gadget(). Commit 399a45e5237c ("usb: gadget: core: flush gadget workqueue after device removal") attempted to fix this by moving flush_work() to after device_del(). However, this does not fully solve the race, as a new work item can still be scheduled *after* flush_work() completes but before the gadget's memory is freed, leading to the same use-after-free. This patch fixes the race condition robustly by introducing a 'teardown' flag and a 'state_lock' spinlock to the usb_gadget struct. The flag is set during cleanup in usb_del_gadget() *before* calling flush_work() to prevent any new work from being scheduled once cleanup has commenced. The scheduling site, usb_gadget_set_state(), now checks this flag under the lock before queueing the work, thus safely closing the race window.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 5702f75375aa9ecf8ad3431aef3fe6ce8c8dbd15 and < dddc944d65169b552e09cb54e3ed4fbb9ea26416≥ 5702f75375aa9ecf8ad3431aef3fe6ce8c8dbd15 and < eee16f3ff08e759ea828bdf7dc1c0ef2f22134f5≥ 5702f75375aa9ecf8ad3431aef3fe6ce8c8dbd15 and < c12a0c3ef815ddd67e47f9c819f9fe822fed5467≥ 5702f75375aa9ecf8ad3431aef3fe6ce8c8dbd15 and < f02a412c0a18f02f0f91b0a3d9788315a721b7fd≥ 5702f75375aa9ecf8ad3431aef3fe6ce8c8dbd15 and < 10014310193cf6736c1aeb4105c5f4a0818d0c65≥ 5702f75375aa9ecf8ad3431aef3fe6ce8c8dbd15 and < 3b32caa73d135eea8fb9cabb45e9fc64c5a3ecb9≥ 5702f75375aa9ecf8ad3431aef3fe6ce8c8dbd15 and < baeb66fbd4201d1c4325074e78b1f557dff89b5bversion 3.12 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.21%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Record published
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Source status changed · → Deferred
- Record created in this database
- 2025
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
7 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/baeb66fbd4201d1c4325074e78b1f557dff89b5b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12a0c3ef815ddd67e47f9c819f9fe822fed5467
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f02a412c0a18f02f0f91b0a3d9788315a721b7fd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dddc944d65169b552e09cb54e3ed4fbb9ea26416
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/10014310193cf6736c1aeb4105c5f4a0818d0c65
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b32caa73d135eea8fb9cabb45e9fc64c5a3ecb9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eee16f3ff08e759ea828bdf7dc1c0ef2f22134f5
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2025-68282 is "usb: gadget: udc: fix use-after-free in usb_gadget_state_work", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.21% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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