High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89733
usb: gadget: uvc: fix dangling pointers in uvc_function_bind() and uvc_function_unbind()
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: uvc: fix dangling pointers in uvc_function_bind() and uvc_function_unbind()
In uvc_function_bind() error path, we use usb_ep_free_request which
uses uvc->control_req but does not set it to NULL afterwards. Thus,
uvc->control_req is a dangling pointer causing a UAF. Also we do not set
the uvc->control_buf pointer to NULL after freeing it, which is another
dangling pointer. Fix it by setting uvc->control_req to NULL after we run
usb_ep_free_request() and uvc->control_buf to NULL after kfree. Do the
same for uvc_function_unbind().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
0f9df939385527049c8062a099fbfa1479fe7ce0 before ddb1b0d5d858584ed0d3a5aaa042ee693998c7e2; 0f9df939385527049c8062a099fbfa1479fe7ce0 before 85dd5e8bd6776d02854f2847d83429f1f712e99c; 0f9df939385527049c8062a099fbfa1479fe7ce0 before 502a7f5b79b7ba751988789e982924f8f496129f; 0f9df939385527049c8062a099fbfa1479fe7ce0 before bec7708eb3b5295d12e931db24381b7c94c72953; 0f9df939385527049c8062a099fbfa1479fe7ce0 before 8e88ed8a374de67270d38689f2a81018909cafbb; 0f9df939385527049c8062a099fbfa1479fe7ce0 before 9897b7da8c0ad8356c1b8649379fcb5a689462cb; +9 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89733
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89733
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38f822ddce9355893d734279a26ddec45182197e
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/502a7f5b79b7ba751988789e982924f8f496129f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85dd5e8bd6776d02854f2847d83429f1f712e99c
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e88ed8a374de67270d38689f2a81018909cafbb
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9897b7da8c0ad8356c1b8649379fcb5a689462cb
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdab5605259ba5d6ff927c1a85cc83eb3ecfdacc
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