CVE-2026-90023

usb: gadget: f_mass_storage: fix null pointer dereference in fsg_common_set_num_buffers()

CVE-2026-90023 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90023, released September 23, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0024
15th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_mass_storage: fix null pointer dereference in fsg_common_set_num_buffers() Previously fsg_num_buffers_validate() was removed as it was not necessary due to Kconfig setting the limits for n from 2 to 256 with default as 2. However, setting the page content in such a way that kstrtou8() reflects n value as either 0 or 1 bypasses these restrictions leading to a null pointer dereference if n is 0. Fix this by adding a check for n < 2 and returning -EINVAL if n is either 0 or 1 consistent with Kconfig logic.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.113-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90023 Sep 23, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.2.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90023 Sep 23, 2026
linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90023 Sep 23, 2026

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