# CVE-2021-46930: usb: mtu3: fix list_head check warning

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's MTU3 USB driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46930, GHSA-5rmh-6fjp-jmcp, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46930

## What is CVE-2021-46930?

CVE-2021-46930 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: mtu3: fix list_head check warning

This is caused by uninitialization of list_head.

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __list_del_entry_valid+0x34/0xe4

Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0x0/0x298
show_stack+0x24/0x34
dump_stack+0x130/0x1a8
print_address_description+0x88/0x56c
__kasan_report+0x1b8/0x2a0
kasan_report+0x14/0x20
__asan_load8+0x9c/0xa0
__list_del_entry_valid+0x34/0xe4
mtu3_req_complete+0x4c/0x300 [mtu3]
mtu3_gadget_stop+0x168/0x448 [mtu3]
usb_gadget_unregister_driver+0x204/0x3a0
unregister_gadget_item+0x44/0xa4

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-46930?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-46930?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-46930 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-46930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-46930 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-46930 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-46930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46930/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46930/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46930
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46930
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-46930

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