In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: aspeed_udc: check endpoint DMA allocation
ast_udc_probe() allocates a coherent DMA buffer used as the backing store
for endpoint buffers. ast_udc_init_ep() derives per-endpoint buffer
pointers from udc->ep0_buf, so a failed allocation is dereferenced during
probe.
Check the allocation before endpoint setup. The existing probe error path
called ast_udc_remove(), which unregisters the gadget unconditionally and
is not safe before usb_add_gadget_udc() succeeds. Add a local cleanup
helper for probe failures so pre-registration failures only unwind the
resources that were actually initialized.
This was found by a local static analysis checker for unchecked allocator
returns while scanning Linux 6.16. The change was checked by applying it
to current mainline and by running checkpatch. I do not have access to
Aspeed UDC hardware, so no runtime testing was performed.
usb: gadget: aspeed_udc: check endpoint DMA allocation
ast_udc_probe() allocates a coherent DMA buffer used as the backing store
for endpoint buffers. ast_udc_init_ep() derives per-endpoint buffer
pointers from udc->ep0_buf, so a failed allocation is dereferenced during
probe.
Check the allocation before endpoint setup. The existing probe error path
called ast_udc_remove(), which unregisters the gadget unconditionally and
is not safe before usb_add_gadget_udc() succeeds. Add a local cleanup
helper for probe failures so pre-registration failures only unwind the
resources that were actually initialized.
This was found by a local static analysis checker for unchecked allocator
returns while scanning Linux 6.16. The change was checked by applying it
to current mainline and by running checkpatch. I do not have access to
Aspeed UDC hardware, so no runtime testing was performed.
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: aspeed_udc: check endpoint DMA allocation ast_udc_probe() allocates a coherent DMA buffer used as the backing store for endpoint buffers. ast_udc_init_ep() derives per-endpoint buffer pointers from udc->ep0_buf, so a failed allocation is dereferenced during probe. Check the allocation before endpoint setup. The existing probe error path called ast_udc_remove(), which unregisters the gadget unconditionally and is not safe before usb_add_gadget_udc() succeeds. Add a local cleanup helper for probe failures so pre-registration failures only unwind the resources that were actually initialized. This was found by a local static analysis checker for unchecked allocator returns while scanning Linux 6.16. The change was checked by applying it to current mainline and by running checkpatch. I do not have access to Aspeed UDC hardware, so no runtime testing was performed. | |
| Title | usb: gadget: aspeed_udc: check endpoint DMA allocation | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:11:25.186Z
Reserved: 2026-09-17T16:02:15.086Z
Link: CVE-2026-93118
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:18:06.427
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:18:06.427
Link: CVE-2026-93118
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