In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_rndis: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move The net_device is allocated during function instance creation and registered during the bind phase with the gadget device as its sysfs parent. When the function unbinds, the parent device is destroyed, but the net_device survives, resulting in dangling sysfs symlinks: console:/ # ls -l /sys/class/net/usb0 lrwxrwxrwx ... /sys/class/net/usb0 -> /sys/devices/platform/.../gadget.0/net/usb0 console:/ # ls -l /sys/devices/platform/.../gadget.0/net/usb0 ls: .../gadget.0/net/usb0: No such file or directory Use device_move() to reparent the net_device between the gadget device tree and /sys/devices/virtual across bind and unbind cycles. During the final unbind, calling device_move(NULL) moves the net_device to the virtual device tree before the gadget device is destroyed. On rebinding, device_move() reparents the device back under the new gadget, ensuring proper sysfs topology and power management ordering. To maintain compatibility with legacy composite drivers (e.g., multi.c), the borrowed_net flag is used to indicate whether the network device is shared and pre-registered during the legacy driver's bind phase.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ada801899f2b13ef0ceff42427ad980a41e619 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ef251aa63972fe6c0f107f5abd139b7d0f7987a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6045ea5ca6e3fa13f8a9fafb1c535c86e124c14d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e367599529dc42578545a7f85fde517b35b3cda7 Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 4
- Cpes+7 CPE criteria (now 7)NVD modified 2026-10-21 13:18
- StatusPublished → ModifiedNVD modified 2026-10-21 13:18
- CVSS5.5 (v3.1, CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)NVD modified 2026-10-21 13:18
- First seenunscored · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-21 12:39
Affected (CPE criteria) 7
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ada801899f2b13ef0ceff42427ad980a41e619 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ef251aa63972fe6c0f107f5abd139b7d0f7987a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6045ea5ca6e3fa13f8a9fafb1c535c86e124c14d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9701a98f4459b52558f683b6b12a6feb6f17b255
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e367599529dc42578545a7f85fde517b35b3cda7 Patch