usb: gadget: f_fs: Fix epfile null pointer access after ep enable.
CVE-2025-40315 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40315, released December 8, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_fs: Fix epfile null pointer access after ep enable. A race condition occurs when ffs_func_eps_enable() runs concurrently with ffs_data_reset(). The ffs_data_clear() called in ffs_data_reset() sets ffs->epfiles to NULL before resetting ffs->eps_count to 0, leading to a NULL pointer dereference when accessing epfile->ep in ffs_func_eps_enable() after successful usb_ep_enable(). The ffs->epfiles pointer is set to NULL in both ffs_data_clear() and ffs_data_close() functions, and its modification is protected by the spinlock ffs->eps_lock. And the whole ffs_func_eps_enable() function is also protected by ffs->eps_lock. Thus, add NULL pointer handling for ffs->epfiles in the ffs_func_eps_enable() function to fix issues
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19 · sles 15.6 | 1-150600.13.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-source-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.159-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40315 | Dec 8, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.63-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40315 | Dec 8, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.17.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40315 | Dec 8, 2025 |
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