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Go to dashboardA FunctionFS USB gadget set up with only full-speed descriptors can be made to dereference a NULL endpoint descriptor when user space issues the FUNCTIONFS_ENDPOINT_DESC ioctl at high or super speed. The result is a kernel NULL pointer dereference and panic, which takes the machine down.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 21:57 UTC. All times on this page are UTC.
Only systems that run a Linux kernel with the USB gadget FunctionFS driver in use, where user space configures FunctionFS with full-speed descriptors only and the gadget negotiates high or super speed. Typical desktops and servers without USB gadget functions loaded are unlikely to be exposed, but the sources do not confirm which configurations load f_fs.
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: f_fs: Fix NULL pointer dereference in FUNCTIONFS_ENDPOINT_DESC
When user space sets up FunctionFS with only full-speed descriptors (e.g., flags = FUNCTIONFS_HAS_FS_DESC) and the gadget operates at a higher speed (such as USB_SPEED_HIGH or USB_SPEED_SUPER), config_ep_by_speed() detects that the function lacks descriptors for the current speed, logs a warning, and falls back to full-speed descriptors. The endpoint is then successfully enabled via usb_ep_enable(), and epfile->ep becomes valid.
However, when user space subsequently issues the FUNCTIONFS_ENDPOINT_DESC ioctl to query the endpoint descriptor, ffs_epfile_ioctl() selects the descriptor index solely based on gadget->speed:
switch (epfile->ffs->gadget->speed) {
case USB_SPEED_SUPER:
case USB_SPEED_SUPER_PLUS:
desc_idx = 2;
break;
case USB_SPEED_HIGH:
desc_idx = 1;
break;
default:
desc_idx = 0;
}
desc = epfile->ep->descs[desc_idx];
memcpy(&desc1, desc, desc->bLength);
Because user space only supplied full-speed descriptors, epfile->ep->descs[1] is NULL. Dereferencing desc->bLength triggers an immediate kernel NULL pointer dereference panic.
Fix this by falling back through lower speed descriptors if the current speed descriptor was not supplied, matching the fallback logic in config_ep_by_speed() and historical f_fs behavior. If still missing, fall back to epfile->ep->ep->desc (the active descriptor), and return -EINVAL safely if no valid descriptor is found. In addition, mark desc as const to match struct usb_ep::desc and avoid discarding qualifiers.
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