Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: midi2: Fix null-pointer dereference in f_midi2_free_ep_reqs
A null-pointer dereference occurs in f_midi2_free_ep_reqs() when attempting
to clean up an endpoint that was never initialized.
When configuring the MIDI 2.0 gadget via configfs and setting the block
direction to SNDRV_UMP_DIR_INPUT, the initialization of the midi1_ep_out
endpoint is explicitly skipped during the gadget bind phase
(f_midi2_bind()). As a result, the usb_ep->card field remains NULL.
Later, when the host sets the alternate setting, f_midi2_set_alt()
unconditionally stops both the IN and OUT endpoints by calling
f_midi2_stop_eps(), which in turn calls f_midi2_free_ep_reqs() for both
endpoints. When f_midi2_free_ep_reqs() is called for the uninitialized
midi1_ep_out, it attempts to dereference usb_ep->card to determine the
number of requests to free, leading to a crash.
Fix this by using usb_ep->num_reqs instead of usb_ep->card->info.num_reqs
in f_midi2_free_ep_reqs(). usb_ep->num_reqs is correctly set during
f_midi2_init_ep() and remains 0 if the endpoint was never initialized,
safely avoiding the loop. For consistency, apply the same change to
f_midi2_alloc_ep_reqs().
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0xdffffc00000000ee: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000770-0x0000000000000777]
...
RIP: 0010:f_midi2_free_ep_reqs drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi2.c:1166
[inline]
RIP: 0010:f_midi2_stop_eps+0x28e/0x4d0
drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi2.c:1246
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
f_midi2_set_alt+0x11c/0xf00 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi2.c:1296
composite_setup+0x1ffd/0x3480 drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c:1933
configfs_composite_setup+0xbd/0x100 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:1877
usb: gadget: midi2: Fix null-pointer dereference in f_midi2_free_ep_reqs
A null-pointer dereference occurs in f_midi2_free_ep_reqs() when attempting
to clean up an endpoint that was never initialized.
When configuring the MIDI 2.0 gadget via configfs and setting the block
direction to SNDRV_UMP_DIR_INPUT, the initialization of the midi1_ep_out
endpoint is explicitly skipped during the gadget bind phase
(f_midi2_bind()). As a result, the usb_ep->card field remains NULL.
Later, when the host sets the alternate setting, f_midi2_set_alt()
unconditionally stops both the IN and OUT endpoints by calling
f_midi2_stop_eps(), which in turn calls f_midi2_free_ep_reqs() for both
endpoints. When f_midi2_free_ep_reqs() is called for the uninitialized
midi1_ep_out, it attempts to dereference usb_ep->card to determine the
number of requests to free, leading to a crash.
Fix this by using usb_ep->num_reqs instead of usb_ep->card->info.num_reqs
in f_midi2_free_ep_reqs(). usb_ep->num_reqs is correctly set during
f_midi2_init_ep() and remains 0 if the endpoint was never initialized,
safely avoiding the loop. For consistency, apply the same change to
f_midi2_alloc_ep_reqs().
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0xdffffc00000000ee: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000770-0x0000000000000777]
...
RIP: 0010:f_midi2_free_ep_reqs drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi2.c:1166
[inline]
RIP: 0010:f_midi2_stop_eps+0x28e/0x4d0
drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi2.c:1246
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
f_midi2_set_alt+0x11c/0xf00 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi2.c:1296
composite_setup+0x1ffd/0x3480 drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c:1933
configfs_composite_setup+0xbd/0x100 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:1877
Published:
2026-09-16
Score:
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KEV:
No
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: midi2: Fix null-pointer dereference in f_midi2_free_ep_reqs A null-pointer dereference occurs in f_midi2_free_ep_reqs() when attempting to clean up an endpoint that was never initialized. When configuring the MIDI 2.0 gadget via configfs and setting the block direction to SNDRV_UMP_DIR_INPUT, the initialization of the midi1_ep_out endpoint is explicitly skipped during the gadget bind phase (f_midi2_bind()). As a result, the usb_ep->card field remains NULL. Later, when the host sets the alternate setting, f_midi2_set_alt() unconditionally stops both the IN and OUT endpoints by calling f_midi2_stop_eps(), which in turn calls f_midi2_free_ep_reqs() for both endpoints. When f_midi2_free_ep_reqs() is called for the uninitialized midi1_ep_out, it attempts to dereference usb_ep->card to determine the number of requests to free, leading to a crash. Fix this by using usb_ep->num_reqs instead of usb_ep->card->info.num_reqs in f_midi2_free_ep_reqs(). usb_ep->num_reqs is correctly set during f_midi2_init_ep() and remains 0 if the endpoint was never initialized, safely avoiding the loop. For consistency, apply the same change to f_midi2_alloc_ep_reqs(). Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc00000000ee: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000770-0x0000000000000777] ... RIP: 0010:f_midi2_free_ep_reqs drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi2.c:1166 [inline] RIP: 0010:f_midi2_stop_eps+0x28e/0x4d0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi2.c:1246 ... Call Trace: <TASK> f_midi2_set_alt+0x11c/0xf00 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi2.c:1296 composite_setup+0x1ffd/0x3480 drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c:1933 configfs_composite_setup+0xbd/0x100 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:1877 | |
| Title | usb: gadget: midi2: Fix null-pointer dereference in f_midi2_free_ep_reqs | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T10:33:27.624Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.782Z
Link: CVE-2026-90024
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T11:17:15.357
Modified: 2026-09-16T11:17:15.357
Link: CVE-2026-90024
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