# CVE-2022-49398: usb: dwc3: gadget: Replace list_for_each_entry_safe() if using giveback

> A race condition in the Linux kernel DWC3 USB gadget driver can cause a system panic when concurrent operations modify the request list.

- **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:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49398, GHSA-qpf8-9prm-q8fm, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-49398, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49398

## What is CVE-2022-49398?

CVE-2022-49398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. 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: dwc3: gadget: Replace list_for_each_entry_safe() if using giveback

The list_for_each_entry_safe() macro saves the current item (n) and
the item after (n+1), so that n can be safely removed without
corrupting the list.  However, when traversing the list and removing
items using gadget giveback, the DWC3 lock is briefly released,
allowing other routines to execute.  There is a situation where, while
items are being removed from the cancelled_list using
dwc3_gadget_ep_cleanup_cancelled_requests(), the pullup disable
routine is running in parallel (due to UDC unbind).  As the cleanup
routine removes n, and the pullup disable removes n+1, once the
cleanup retakes the DWC3 lock, it references a request who was already
removed/handled.  With list debug enabled, this leads to a panic.
Ensure all instances of the macro are replaced where gadget giveback
is used.

Example call stack:

Thread#1:
__dwc3_gadget_ep_set_halt() - CLEAR HALT
  -> dwc3_gadget_ep_cleanup_cancelled_requests()
    ->list_for_each_entry_safe()
    ->dwc3_gadget_giveback(n)
      ->dwc3_gadget_del_and_unmap_request()- n deleted[cancelled_list]
      ->spin_unlock
      ->Thread#2 executes
      ...
    ->dwc3_gadget_giveback(n+1)
      ->Already removed!

Thread#2:
dwc3_gadget_pullup()
  ->waiting for dwc3 spin_lock
  ...
  ->Thread#1 released lock
  ->dwc3_stop_active_transfers()
    ->dwc3_remove_requests()
      ->fetches n+1 item from cancelled_list (n removed by Thread#1)
      ->dwc3_gadget_giveback()
        ->dwc3_gadget_del_and_unmap_request()- n+1 deleted[cancelled_list]
        ->spin_unlock

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49398?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49398?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49398 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49398 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. 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-2022-49398 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-2022-49398/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49398/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49398
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49398
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49398

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