CVE-2025-40314 | usb: cdns3: gadget: Use-after-free during failed initialization and exit of cdnsp gadget

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: cdns3: gadget: Use-after-free during failed initialization and exit of cdnsp gadget In the __cdnsp_gadget_init() and cdnsp_gadget_exit() functions, the gadget structure (pdev->gadget) was freed before its endpoints. The endpoints are linked via the ep_list in the gadget structure. Freeing the gadget first leaves dangling pointers in the endpoint list. When the endpoints are subsequently freed, this results in a use-after-free. Fix: By separating the usb_del_gadget_udc() operation into distinct "del" and "put" steps, cdnsp_gadget_free_endpoints() can be executed prior to the final release of the gadget structure with usb_put_gadget(). A patch similar to bb9c74a5bd14("usb: dwc3: gadget: Free gadget structure only after freeing endpoints").

Published: 2025-12-08 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-40314 is rated Low Risk (18.1/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-40314

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-18 0.01% 0.06% +0.04%
2 2025-12-08 0.01%

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Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-40314

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-40314

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-40314

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debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-40314 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-40314
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40314
suse medium CVE-2025-40314 severity moderate: SUSE including 469 source package names (13.2-9.1:libsystemd0-254.23-1.1, 13.2-9.1:libudev1-254.23-1.1, …), 1015 product×package rows across 181 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, … (181 product lines)): Fixed 643, Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 116, First Fixed 25. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40314/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-40314 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1405 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1010, ignored 182, released 157, needed 50, not-affected 3, pending 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40314

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-40314

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References for CVE-2025-40314

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