Bug 2536616 (CVE-2026-93141)

Summary:	CVE-2026-93141 kernel: usb: gadget: r8a66597: avoid double free of ep0_req in probe error path
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the r8a66597 USB gadget driver in the Linux kernel. This vulnerability occurs in the r8a66597_probe() function during an error handling path, where the ep0_req object is erroneously freed twice if usb_add_gadget_udc() fails. This double free can lead to memory corruption, potentially resulting in a denial of service or other unpredictable system behavior.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 18:53:05 UTC

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

usb: gadget: r8a66597: avoid double free of ep0_req in probe error path

If usb_add_gadget_udc() fails, r8a66597_probe() jumps to err_add_udc
and frees ep0_req, then falls through to clean_up2 where ep0_req is
freed again when it is non-NULL.

Remove the redundant free from err_add_udc and keep the cleanup in
clean_up2 so the request is released exactly once.

Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool
and confirmed by code review.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-18 19:23:32 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-93141.mbox