GHSA-6mcx-v8qc-xx8runknown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: printer: fix...

Published
August 10, 2026
Last Modified
August 19, 2026

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📋 Description

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

usb: gadget: printer: fix infinite loop in printer_read()

printer_read() uses the same variable for the requested copy size and the number of bytes actually copied to user space. copy_to_user() returns the number of bytes not copied, so when it fails to copy anything, the computed copied length becomes zero.

In that case len, buf, current_rx_bytes and current_rx_buf are left unchanged. If RX data is available and the user buffer remains unwritable, the read loop can repeat indefinitely.

Track the copied length separately and return -EFAULT, or the number of bytes already copied, if an iteration makes no progress.

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