---
id: CVE-2022-24958
title: >-
  drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8
  mishandles dev->buf release.
summary: >-
  drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8
  mishandles dev->buf release.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-763
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - linux_kernel < 4.9.305
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.10, < 4.14.270'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.233'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.183'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.104'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.27'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.13'
  - fedora = 34
  - fedora = 35
  - h300s_firmware
  - h500s_firmware
  - h700s_firmware
  - h300e_firmware
  - h500e_firmware
  - h700e_firmware
  - h410s_firmware
  - h410c_firmware
  - debian_linux = 9.0
patched:
  - linux_kernel 5.16.13
published: '2022-02-11'
updated: '2026-09-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-11T16:17:32.383'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24958'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/501e38a5531efbd77d5c73c0ba838a889bfc1d74
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUVZA2YVOQJBJTDIDQ5HF5TAU2C6WP6H/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCW2KZYJ2H6BKZE3CVLHRIXYDGNYYC5P/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0008/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/501e38a5531efbd77d5c73c0ba838a889bfc1d74
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUVZA2YVOQJBJTDIDQ5HF5TAU2C6WP6H/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCW2KZYJ2H6BKZE3CVLHRIXYDGNYYC5P/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0008/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-12T23:05:19.486Z'
epss: 0.00413
epssPercentile: 0.35254
---

## Overview

drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel < 4.9.305`
- `linux_kernel >= 4.10, < 4.14.270`
- `linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.233`
- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.183`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.104`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.27`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.13`
- `fedora = 34`
- `fedora = 35`
- `h300s_firmware`
- `h500s_firmware`
- `h700s_firmware`
- `h300e_firmware`
- `h500e_firmware`
- `h700e_firmware`
- `h410s_firmware`
- `h410c_firmware`
- `debian_linux = 9.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 5.16.13`