# CVE-2024-26749: usb: cdns3: fixed memory use after free at cdns3_gadget_ep_disable()

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's cdns3 USB gadget driver allows attackers to cause a system crash via crafted USB interactions.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 3 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26749, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26749, GHSA-7257-c3g3-gcf6, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26749

## What is CVE-2024-26749?

CVE-2024-26749 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Apr 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: cdns3: fixed memory use after free at cdns3_gadget_ep_disable()

  ...
  cdns3_gadget_ep_free_request(&priv_ep->endpoint, &priv_req->request);
  list_del_init(&priv_req->list);
  ...

'priv_req' actually free at cdns3_gadget_ep_free_request(). But
list_del_init() use priv_req->list after it.

[ 1542.642868][  T534] BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in __list_del_entry_valid+0x10/0xd4
[ 1542.642868][  T534]
[ 1542.653162][  T534] Use-after-free read at 0x000000009ed0ba99 (in kfence-#3):
[ 1542.660311][  T534]  __list_del_entry_valid+0x10/0xd4
[ 1542.665375][  T534]  cdns3_gadget_ep_disable+0x1f8/0x388 [cdns3]
[ 1542.671571][  T534]  usb_ep_disable+0x44/0xe4
[ 1542.675948][  T534]  ffs_func_eps_disable+0x64/0xc8
[ 1542.680839][  T534]  ffs_func_set_alt+0x74/0x368
[ 1542.685478][  T534]  ffs_func_disable+0x18/0x28

Move list_del_init() before cdns3_gadget_ep_free_request() to resolve this
problem.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26749?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26749?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26749 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26749 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2024-26749 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26749 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Apr 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-2024-26749 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-2024-26749/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26749/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26749
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26749
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26749

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26749/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.