# CVE-2026-68367: usb: gadget: f_tcm: synchronize delayed set_alt with teardown

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel USB gadget TCM function allows local attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via race conditions during device teardown.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-95066, BELL-CVE-2026-68367, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68367, GHSA-c68p-69ww-4qwm, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68367

## What is CVE-2026-68367?

CVE-2026-68367 is an use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 10 Aug 2026. 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: gadget: f_tcm: synchronize delayed set_alt with teardown

The f_tcm set_alt() path defers endpoint setup to a work item and
completes the delayed status response from process context. The delayed
work uses f_tcm private state and may complete the setup request after
disconnect or function teardown has already moved on.

Cancel and drain the delayed set_alt work when the function is unbound or
freed. For disable paths, which are reached under the composite device
lock, use a small state machine and a non-sleeping cancellation path
instead of cancel_work_sync(). If the work is already running, mark it
cancelled and let the worker own the cleanup; otherwise tcm_disable() can
cancel the queued work and clean up immediately.

Also serialize the final delayed-status completion with the cancellation
check while holding the composite device lock. This prevents a disconnect
from clearing delayed_status while the worker is about to complete the
control request.

Validation reproduced this kernel report:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0

Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0
 print_report+0xce/0x630
 ? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x188/0x320
 ? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0
 kasan_report+0xe0/0x110
 ? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0
 tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x6c/0xef0
 ? __pfx_tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x10/0x10
 ? process_one_work+0x4cb/0xb90
 ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50
 ? tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x9/0xef0
 process_one_work+0x4d7/0xb90
 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x37/0xf0
 ? __pfx_tcm_delayed_set_alt+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 worker_thread+0x2d8/0x570
 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
 kthread+0x1ad/0x1f0
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork+0x3c9/0x540
 ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? __switch_to+0x2e9/0x730
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 544:
 kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60
 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
 __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0
 tcm_alloc+0x68/0x180
 usb_get_function+0x36/0x60
 config_usb_cfg_link+0x125/0x1b0
 configfs_symlink+0x322/0x890
 vfs_symlink+0xc2/0x270
 filename_symlinkat+0x295/0x2f0
 __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x62/0x90
 do_syscall_64+0x115/0x6a0
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 661:
 kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60
 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60
 __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70
 kfree+0x2f9/0x530
 config_usb_cfg_unlink+0x173/0x1e0
 configfs_unlink+0x1fa/0x340
 vfs_unlink+0x15c/0x510
 filename_unlinkat+0x2ba/0x450
 __x64_sys_unlinkat+0x63/0x90
 do_syscall_64+0x115/0x6a0
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-68367?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-68367?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-68367 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-68367 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-68367 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-68367 is an use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 10 Aug 2026. 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-2026-68367 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. 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-2026-68367/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-68367/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68367
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68367
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68367

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-68367/
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