Bug 2345234 (CVE-2025-21698)

Summary:	CVE-2025-21698 kernel: Revert "usb: gadget: u_serial: Disable ep before setting port to null to fix the crash caused by port being null"
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Doc Text:	[REJECTED CVE] In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "usb: gadget: u_serial: Disable ep before setting port to null to fix the crash caused by port being null" It is reported to cause crashes on Tegra systems.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-02-12 14:09:32 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Revert "usb: gadget: u_serial: Disable ep before setting port to null to fix the crash caused by port being null"

This reverts commit 13014969cbf07f18d62ceea40bd8ca8ec9d36cec.

It is reported to cause crashes on Tegra systems, so revert it for now.

Comment 1 Robb Gatica 2025-02-12 20:37:52 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025021201-CVE-2025-21698-ec61@gregkh/T

Comment 3 TEJ RATHI 2025-05-16 05:45:28 UTC

This CVE has been rejected upstream: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025021357-REJECTED-cfdb@gregkh/