CVE-2023-53580
published 2025-10-04CVE-2023-53580: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure Avichal Rakesh reported a…
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.11%
1.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure
Avichal Rakesh reported a kernel panic that occurred when the UVC
gadget driver was removed from a gadget's configuration. The panic
involves a somewhat complicated interaction between the kernel driver
and a userspace component (as described in the Link tag below), but
the analysis did make one thing clear: The Gadget core should
accomodate gadget drivers calling usb_gadget_deactivate() as part of
their unbind procedure.
Currently this doesn't work. gadget_unbind_driver() calls
driver->unbind() while holding the udc->connect_lock mutex, and
usb_gadget_deactivate() attempts to acquire that mutex, which will
result in a deadlock.
The simple fix is for gadget_unbind_driver() to release the mutex when
invoking the ->unbind() callback. There is no particular reason for
it to be holding the mutex at that time, and the mutex isn't held
while the ->bind() callback is invoked. So we'll drop the mutex
before performing the unbind callback and reacquire it afterward.
We'll also add a couple of comments to usb_gadget_activate() and
usb_gadget_deactivate(). Because they run in process context they
must not be called from a gadget driver's ->disconnect() callback,
which (according to the kerneldoc for struct usb_gadget_driver in
include/linux/usb/gadget.h) may run in interrupt context. This may
help prevent similar bugs from arising in the future.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 286d9975a838d0a54da049765fa1d1fb96b89682 < 8c1edc00db65f6d4408b3d1cd845e8da3b9e0ca4 | 8c1edc00db65f6d4408b3d1cd845e8da3b9e0ca4 |
| linux | linux | >= 286d9975a838d0a54da049765fa1d1fb96b89682 < 65dadb2beeb7360232b09ebc4585b54475dfee06 | 65dadb2beeb7360232b09ebc4585b54475dfee06 |
| linux | linux | >= 6.1.35 < 6.1.46 | 6.1.46 |
| linux | linux | >= 6.3.9 < 6.4 | 6.4 |
| linux | linux | >= d8195536ce2624e2947d9f56b1a61e7a27874bd3 < bed19d95fcb9c98dfaa9585922b39a2dfba7898d | bed19d95fcb9c98dfaa9585922b39a2dfba7898d |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.52-1 | 6.1.52-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.11-1 | 6.4.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.11-1 | 6.4.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.1.35 < 6.1.46 | 6.1.46 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.3.9 < 6.4 | 6.4 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.4.1 < 6.4.11 | 6.4.11 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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OSV
CVE-2023-53580: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure Avichal Rakesh report
osv·2025-10-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53580 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53580: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure Avichal Rakesh report
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure Avichal Rakesh reported a kernel panic that occurred when the UVC gadget driver was removed from a gadget's configuration. The panic involves a somewhat complicated interaction between the kernel driver and a userspace component (as described in the Link tag below), but the analysis did make one thing clear: The Gadget core should accomodate gadget drivers calling usb_gadget_deactivate() as part of their unbind procedure. Currently this doesn't work. gadget_unbind_driver() calls driver->unbind() while holding the udc->connect_lock mutex, and usb_gadget_deactivate() attempts to acquire that mutex, which will result in a deadlock. The simple fix is for gadget_unbin
GHSA
GHSA-cj4h-ch85-55p9: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure
Avichal Rakesh repo
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-04
CVE-2023-53580 [MEDIUM] CWE-667 GHSA-cj4h-ch85-55p9: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure
Avichal Rakesh repo
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure
Avichal Rakesh reported a kernel panic that occurred when the UVC
gadget driver was removed from a gadget's configuration. The panic
involves a somewhat complicated interaction between the kernel driver
and a userspace component (as described in the Link tag below), but
the analysis did make one thing clear: The Gadget core should
accomodate gadget drivers calling usb_gadget_deactivate() as part of
their unbind procedure.
Currently this doesn't work. gadget_unbind_driver() calls
driver->unbind() while holding the udc->connect_lock mutex, and
usb_gadget_deactivate() attempts to acquire that mutex, which will
result in a deadlock.
The simple fix is for gadget_u
Red Hat
kernel: USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure
vendor_redhat·2025-10-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53580 [MEDIUM] CWE-764 kernel: USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure
kernel: USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure
Avichal Rakesh reported a kernel panic that occurred when the UVC
gadget driver was removed from a gadget's configuration. The panic
involves a somewhat complicated interaction between the kernel driver
and a userspace component (as described in the Link tag below), but
the analysis did make one thing clear: The Gadget core should
accomodate gadget drivers calling usb_gadget_deactivate() as part of
their unbind procedure.
Currently this doesn't work. gadget_unbind_driver() calls
driver->unbind() while holding the udc->connect_lock mutex, and
usb_gadget_deactivate() attempts to acquire that mute
Debian
CVE-2023-53580: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: Gadget...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53580 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53580: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: Gadget...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: Gadget: core: Help prevent panic during UVC unconfigure Avichal Rakesh reported a kernel panic that occurred when the UVC gadget driver was removed from a gadget's configuration. The panic involves a somewhat complicated interaction between the kernel driver and a userspace component (as described in the Link tag below), but the analysis did make one thing clear: The Gadget core should accomodate gadget drivers calling usb_gadget_deactivate() as part of their unbind procedure. Currently this doesn't work. gadget_unbind_driver() calls driver->unbind() while holding the udc->connect_lock mutex, and usb_gadget_deactivate() attempts to acquire that mutex, which will result in a deadlock. The simple fix is for gadget_unbin
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2025-10-04
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