CVE-2026-63905 Details
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbip: vudc: Fix use after free bug in vudc_remove due to race condition This patch follows up Zheng Wang's 2023 report of a use-after-free in vudc_remove(). The original thread stalled on Shuah Khan's request for runtime testing of the unplug/unbind path. This patch supplies that testing and keeps Zheng's original fix shape. In vudc_probe(), v_init_timer() binds udc->tr_timer.timer to v_timer(). usbip_sockfd_store() starts the timer via v_start_timer()/v_kick_timer(). vudc_remove() can then free the containing struct vudc while the timer is still pending or executing. KASAN confirms the race on an unpatched x86_64 QEMU guest with CONFIG_KASAN=y, CONFIG_USBIP_VUDC=y, CONFIG_USB_ZERO=y, and a tight loop that repeatedly writes a socket fd to usbip_sockfd, closes the socket pair, and unbinds/rebinds usbip-vudc.0: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __run_timer_base.part.0+0x8ba/0x8e0 Write of size 8 at addr ffff888001b80740 by task trigger_and_unb/239 Allocated by task 239: vudc_probe+0x4d/0xaa0 Freed by task 239: kfree+0x18f/0x520 device_release_driver_internal+0x388/0x540 unbind_store+0xd9/0x100 This lands in the timer core rather than v_timer() itself because the embedded timer_list is being walked after its containing struct vudc has already been freed. The underlying lifetime bug is the same one Zheng reported. With v_stop_timer() called from vudc_remove() and the timer deleted synchronously, the same harness completed 5000 bind/unbind iterations with no KASAN report.
A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel's USBIP virtual USB device controller (VUDC) implementation. This issue arises in the 'vudc_remove' function, where the controller's data structure can be freed while a timer is still active, leading to a race condition. The vulnerability was reported by Zheng Wang and can be reproduced on an unpatched x86_64 QEMU guest with specific kernel configurations. The problem occurs when the 'vudc_remove' function is called, freeing the VUDC structure while a timer, initiated by 'v_start_timer' and 'v_kick_timer', is still pending or being executed. This mismanagement of the timer's lifecycle can be exploited, as confirmed by Kernel Address Sanitizer (KASAN) during testing.
The vulnerability has been fixed in the Linux kernel. Users should upgrade to the latest version where this issue has been addressed.
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| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2026 | New CVE Received | kernel.org |