GHSA-6mf3-xx2m-8j4wHighCVSS 7.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: net2280: Fix...

Published
July 24, 2026
Last Modified
August 13, 2026

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📋 Description

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

usb: gadget: net2280: Fix double free in probe error path

usb_initialize_gadget() installs gadget_release() as the release callback for the embedded gadget device. The struct net2280 instance is therefore released through gadget_release() when the gadget device's last reference is dropped.

The probe error path calls net2280_remove(), which tears down the partially initialized device and drops the gadget reference with usb_put_gadget(). Calling kfree(dev) afterwards can free the same object again.

Drop the explicit kfree() and let the gadget device release callback handle the final free. This issue was found by a static analysis tool I am developing.

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