published August 10, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: f_tcm: synchronize delayed set_alt with teardown
The f_tcm set_alt() path defers endpoint setup to a work item and
completes the delayed status response from process context. The delayed
work uses f_tcm private state and may complete the setup request after
disconnect or function teardown has already moved on.
Cancel and drain the delayed set_alt work when the function is unbound or
freed. For disable paths, which are reached under the composite device
lock, use a small state machine and a non-sleeping cancellation path
instead of cancel_work_sync(). If the work is already running, mark it
cancelled and let the worker own the cleanup; otherwise tcm_disable() can
cancel the queued work and clean up immediately.
Also serialize the final delayed-status completion with the cancellation
check while holding the composite device lock. This prevents a disconnect
from clearing delayed_status while the worker is about to complete the
control request.
Validation reproduced this kernel report:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0
print_report+0xce/0x630
? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? __virt_addr_valid+0x188/0x320
? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0
kasan_report+0xe0/0x110
? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0
tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0
? __pfx_tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x10/0x10
? process_one_work+0x4cb/0xb90
? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50
? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x9/0xef0
process_one_work+0x4d7/0xb90
? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x37/0xf0
? __pfx_tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x10/0x10
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
worker_thread+0x2d8/0x570
? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
kthread+0x1ad/0x1f0
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x3c9/0x540
? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? __switch_to+0x2e9/0x730
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
</TASK>
Allocated by task 544:
kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
__kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0
tcm_alloc+0x68/0x180
usb_get_function+0x36/0x60
config_usb_cfg_link+0x125/0x1b0
configfs_symlink+0x322/0x890
vfs_symlink+0xc2/0x270
filename_symlinkat+0x295/0x2f0
__x64_sys_symlinkat+0x62/0x90
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x6a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Freed by task 661:
kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60
__kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70
kfree+0x2f9/0x530
config_usb_cfg_unlink+0x173/0x1e0
configfs_unlink+0x1fa/0x340
vfs_unlink+0x15c/0x510
filename_unlinkat+0x2ba/0x450
__x64_sys_unlinkat+0x63/0x90
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x6a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f