CVE-2026-89732

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89732
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-89732.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-89732
Downstream
Published
2026-09-11T19:46:41Z
Modified
2026-09-13T03:47:20Z
Summary
usb: gadget: f_fs: Prevent deadlock during ep0 read loop
Details

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

usb: gadget: f_fs: Prevent deadlock during ep0 read loop

Currently, ffs_ep0_read() holds ffs->mutex when it prepares to go to sleep waiting for an event. When no setup events are pending, it calls wait_event_interruptible_exclusive_locked_irq() with the mutex still held. The wait macro deliberately drops the waitqueue spinlock before sleeping but does not drop the mutex.

If a userspace daemon is polling ep0 via read() and the gadget is asynchronously torn down via configfs (e.g., echo "" > UDC), a deadlock can occur:

  1. The configfs teardown calls functionfs_unbind(), which queues a FUNCTIONFS_UNBIND event.
  2. The daemon wakes up, consumes the event, and drops the mutex.
  3. However, if the daemon loops and immediately issues another read() before exiting, it reacquires ffs->mutex and again goes into an interruptible sleep.
  4. Meanwhile, functionfs_unbind() continues execution and attempts to acquire ffs->mutex to tear down ep0req.
  5. The kernel deadlocks because the configfs thread is stuck in an uninterruptible sleep waiting for the mutex, while the userspace daemon is in an interruptible sleep holding the mutex forever because no more events will arrive.

To fix this, we drop both the waitqueue spinlock and ffs->mutex before going to sleep, and use wait_event_interruptible_exclusive() instead. Upon waking up, we jump back to the retry label to safely reacquire the mutex and re-evaluate the state machine. By not sleeping with ffs->mutex held, we natively decouple gadget teardowns (which require the mutex) from userspace polling.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/89xxx/CVE-2026-89732.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
ddf8abd2599491cbad959c700b90ba72a5dce8d0
Fixed
fd20cc68bbdb5620696ac108e8f2efd180fe2c1a
Fixed
34e88f53614640b59039a46717fb6142e9871022
Fixed
eac233e63f9db82ba874e3cccafaafab162999e0
Fixed
569dd7e5dcffe1e1c6b26ca2cd3be57eb433e082

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-89732.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.6.35
Fixed
6.12.109
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.50
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.2.4

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-89732.json"