{"cve":"CVE-2026-98764","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-18T16:17:30.217","modified":"2026-10-21T13:21:44.547","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: gadget: f_fs: Fix NULL pointer dereference in FUNCTIONFS_ENDPOINT_DESC\n\nWhen user space sets up FunctionFS with only full-speed descriptors\n(e.g., flags = FUNCTIONFS_HAS_FS_DESC) and the gadget operates at a\nhigher speed (such as USB_SPEED_HIGH or USB_SPEED_SUPER),\nconfig_ep_by_speed() detects that the function lacks descriptors for\nthe current speed, logs a warning, and falls back to full-speed\ndescriptors. The endpoint is then successfully enabled via\nusb_ep_enable(), and epfile->ep becomes valid.\n\nHowever, when user space subsequently issues the FUNCTIONFS_ENDPOINT_DESC\nioctl to query the endpoint descriptor, ffs_epfile_ioctl() selects the\ndescriptor index solely based on gadget->speed:\n\n\tswitch (epfile->ffs->gadget->speed) {\n\tcase USB_SPEED_SUPER:\n\tcase USB_SPEED_SUPER_PLUS:\n\t\tdesc_idx = 2;\n\t\tbreak;\n\tcase USB_SPEED_HIGH:\n\t\tdesc_idx = 1;\n\t\tbreak;\n\tdefault:\n\t\tdesc_idx = 0;\n\t}\n\tdesc = epfile->ep->descs[desc_idx];\n\tmemcpy(&desc1, desc, desc->bLength);\n\nBecause user space only supplied full-speed descriptors,\nepfile->ep->descs[1] is NULL. Dereferencing desc->bLength triggers an\nimmediate kernel NULL pointer dereference panic.\n\nFix this by falling back through lower speed descriptors if the current\nspeed descriptor was not supplied, matching the fallback logic in\nconfig_ep_by_speed() and historical f_fs behavior. If still missing,\nfall back to epfile->ep->ep->desc (the active descriptor), and return\n-EINVAL safely if no valid descriptor is found. In addition, mark desc\nas const to match struct usb_ep::desc and avoid discarding qualifiers.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06ac8609d6d185ac18c1d6a6a8a9b99e398bd124","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35ab269602e1f7c4c0fe6ea3477264bea77eced3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7811d8e26c77f8eea79e22d0d14c67ec0658b348","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cd072788c76595529eb38f42bf94d23852f8534","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d8761b3c133f6c6a6d3486839dac60e2cf4bfe3"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98764","score":0.00168,"percentile":0.05969,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}