CVE-2026-63895
usb: gadget: f_fs: copy only received bytes on short ep0 read
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_fs: copy only received bytes on short ep0 read ffs_ep0_read() allocates its control-OUT data buffer with kmalloc() (not kzalloc) at the Length value from the Setup packet, then copies that full len to userspace regardless of how many bytes were actually received: data = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL); ... ret = __ffs_ep0_queue_wait(ffs, data, len); if ((ret > 0) && (copy_to_user(buf, data, len))) ret = -EFAULT; __ffs_ep0_queue_wait() returns req->actual, which on a short control OUT transfer is strictly less than len. The copy_to_user() call still copies len bytes, so on a short OUT the last (len - ret) bytes of the kmalloc() buffer -- uninitialised slab residue -- are delivered to the FunctionFS daemon. Short ep0 OUT completions are specified USB control-transfer behavior and are produced by in-tree UDCs: * dwc2 continues on req->actual < req->length for ep0 DATA OUT (short-not-ok is the only ep0-OUT stall path). * aspeed_udc ends ep0 OUT on rx_len < ep->ep.maxpacket. * renesas_usbf logs "ep0 short packet" and completes the request. * dwc3 stalls on short IN but not on short OUT. A short ep0 OUT is therefore not evidence of a broken UDC; it is a normal condition f_fs has to cope with. The sibling gadgetfs implementation in drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c already does this correctly via min(len, dev->req->actual) before copy_to_user(). This patch brings f_fs.c to the same safe pattern rather than trimming at a defensive layer. The bug is reached from the FunctionFS device node, which in real deployments is owned by the privileged gadget daemon (adbd, UMS, composite gadget services, etc.); it is not reachable from unprivileged userspace. Linux host stacks normally reject short-wLength control OUTs before they reach the gadget, so reproducing this required a build that bypasses that host-side check. With the bypass in place, a 1-byte payload on a 64-byte Setup produces 63 bytes of non-canary slab residue in the daemon's read buffer. Fix by copying only ret (actually received) bytes to userspace.
INFO
Published Date :
July 19, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 27, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to a patched version.
- Ensure FunctionFS device node is properly secured.
- Apply host-side checks for control OUT transfers.
- Avoid bypassing host-side checks for control OUTs.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 19, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ddf8abd2599491cbad959c700b90ba72a5dce8d0', 'lessThan': '90ccf5fb63243fae1b4b3200f3310500500ecf2e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ddf8abd2599491cbad959c700b90ba72a5dce8d0', 'lessThan': 'af32dbb2ca0b3d09271ab718d13857a457fa16f2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ddf8abd2599491cbad959c700b90ba72a5dce8d0', 'lessThan': 'e835bf9a055f71874065a40780ca5560b7df8b33', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ddf8abd2599491cbad959c700b90ba72a5dce8d0', 'lessThan': '88874a19b2b093bfaaa1c0090fa536c44da8c08b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ddf8abd2599491cbad959c700b90ba72a5dce8d0', 'lessThan': '607730a414773a7cbe3037a64a6c64e72689ff5e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ddf8abd2599491cbad959c700b90ba72a5dce8d0', 'lessThan': '23c1f7deb9dd8447ecde749850676302aa1e2bd3', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ddf8abd2599491cbad959c700b90ba72a5dce8d0', 'lessThan': '4e036c10e7f4df5d951c69cc3697bc8e209c6d02', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.35'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.6.35', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.210', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.176', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.143', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.93', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.35', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.0.12', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.0.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_fs: copy only received bytes on short ep0 read ffs_ep0_read() allocates its control-OUT data buffer with kmalloc() (not kzalloc) at the Length value from the Setup packet, then copies that full len to userspace regardless of how many bytes were actually received: data = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL); ... ret = __ffs_ep0_queue_wait(ffs, data, len); if ((ret > 0) && (copy_to_user(buf, data, len))) ret = -EFAULT; __ffs_ep0_queue_wait() returns req->actual, which on a short control OUT transfer is strictly less than len. The copy_to_user() call still copies len bytes, so on a short OUT the last (len - ret) bytes of the kmalloc() buffer -- uninitialised slab residue -- are delivered to the FunctionFS daemon. Short ep0 OUT completions are specified USB control-transfer behavior and are produced by in-tree UDCs: * dwc2 continues on req->actual < req->length for ep0 DATA OUT (short-not-ok is the only ep0-OUT stall path). * aspeed_udc ends ep0 OUT on rx_len < ep->ep.maxpacket. * renesas_usbf logs "ep0 short packet" and completes the request. * dwc3 stalls on short IN but not on short OUT. A short ep0 OUT is therefore not evidence of a broken UDC; it is a normal condition f_fs has to cope with. The sibling gadgetfs implementation in drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c already does this correctly via min(len, dev->req->actual) before copy_to_user(). This patch brings f_fs.c to the same safe pattern rather than trimming at a defensive layer. The bug is reached from the FunctionFS device node, which in real deployments is owned by the privileged gadget daemon (adbd, UMS, composite gadget services, etc.); it is not reachable from unprivileged userspace. Linux host stacks normally reject short-wLength control OUTs before they reach the gadget, so reproducing this required a build that bypasses that host-side check. With the bypass in place, a 1-byte payload on a 64-byte Setup produces 63 bytes of non-canary slab residue in the daemon's read buffer. Fix by copying only ret (actually received) bytes to userspace. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23c1f7deb9dd8447ecde749850676302aa1e2bd3 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e036c10e7f4df5d951c69cc3697bc8e209c6d02 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/607730a414773a7cbe3037a64a6c64e72689ff5e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88874a19b2b093bfaaa1c0090fa536c44da8c08b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90ccf5fb63243fae1b4b3200f3310500500ecf2e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af32dbb2ca0b3d09271ab718d13857a457fa16f2 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e835bf9a055f71874065a40780ca5560b7df8b33