CVE-2026-90044

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_fs: Fix Use-After-Free in AIO error path In ffs_epfile_write_iter() and ffs_epfile_read_iter(), when ffs_epfile_io() fails with an error other than -EIOCBQUEUED, the io_data structure (`p`) is freed. However, for AIO operations, the kiocb cancel function was already armed and kiocb->private was set to `p`. If a concurrent cancel operation (such as sys_io_cancel()) executes after ffs_epfile_io() fails but before the function frees `p`, a Use-After-Free can occur when the cancellation handler accesses the freed pointer. To securely fix this race condition, we must properly un-arm the cancellation. Invoking `kiocb->ki_complete()` does exactly this by acquiring `ctx->ctx_lock` and safely removing the kiocb from the active sequence. In doing so, it ensures that a parallel io_cancel can no longer discover the kiocb, effectively closing the race window. We then return -EIOCBQUEUED to notify the VFS layer that the kiocb has been consumed and it should avoid attempting to complete the request again or triggering subsequent completion handlers.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedSep 16, 2026
First seenSep 16, 2026

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  • Linux Linux922a29e1f8573fd405eea1a73a52112c4e7fcfc4, 0a2f71ccf9c2053de725e9a7922d081f3f3a3804, b5f0e80a03e87bd932487e03248eae3ba3ed7b45, 153b5ecd29ed055562400bc17c91df3fd869b0ce, 4a2fb2d12b87b43724230abb52a1440617c7b6cc, e78dcb1f7ec271449c54984dc90c62a5ba272de7 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linuxde2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc ≤ v < 922a29e1f8573fd405eea1a73a52112c4e7fcfc4, de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc ≤ v < 0a2f71ccf9c2053de725e9a7922d081f3f3a3804, de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc ≤ v < b5f0e80a03e87bd932487e03248eae3ba3ed7b45, de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc ≤ v < 153b5ecd29ed055562400bc17c91df3fd869b0ce, de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc ≤ v < 4a2fb2d12b87b43724230abb52a1440617c7b6cc, de2080d41b5d584205e408d72021f0f335a046fc ≤ v < e78dcb1f7ec271449c54984dc90c62a5ba272de7, 4.0922a29e1f8573fd405eea1a73a52112c4e7fcfc4, 0a2f71ccf9c2053de725e9a7922d081f3f3a3804, b5f0e80a03e87bd932487e03248eae3ba3ed7b45, 153b5ecd29ed055562400bc17c91df3fd869b0ce, 4a2fb2d12b87b43724230abb52a1440617c7b6cc, e78dcb1f7ec271449c54984dc90c62a5ba272de7

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