CVE-2026-98764

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98764
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98764.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-98764
Downstream
Published
2026-10-18T15:47:56Z
Modified
2026-10-19T02:47:18Z
Summary
usb: gadget: f_fs: Fix NULL pointer dereference in FUNCTIONFS_ENDPOINT_DESC
Details

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.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner":  "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98764.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
c559a353410939c0884e83bdb0e2420a986ac53b
Fixed
9d8761b3c133f6c6a6d3486839dac60e2cf4bfe3
Fixed
7811d8e26c77f8eea79e22d0d14c67ec0658b348
Fixed
35ab269602e1f7c4c0fe6ea3477264bea77eced3
Fixed
9cd072788c76595529eb38f42bf94d23852f8534

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98764.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
3.18.0
Fixed
6.12.113
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.56
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.2.10

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98764.json"