CVE-2025-21838: Linux kernel · usb: gadget: core: flush gadget workqueue after device removal
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:23 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: core: flush gadget workqueue after device removal device_del() can lead to new work being scheduled in gadget->work workqueue. This is observed, for example, with the dwc3 driver with the following call stack: device_del() gadget_unbind_driver() usb_gadget_disconnect_locked() dwc3_gadget_pullup() dwc3_gadget_soft_disconnect() usb_gadget_set_state() schedule_work(&gadget->work) Move flush_work() after device_del() to ensure the workqueue is cleaned up.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3bc1a9a67ce33a2e761e6e7b7c2afc6cb9b7266 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/859cb45aefa6de823b2fa7f229fe6d9562c9f3b7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f894448f3904d7ad66fecef8f01fe0172629e091 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/97695b5a1b5467a4f91194db12160f56da445dfe (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/399a45e5237ca14037120b1b895bd38a3b4492ea (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html (opens in a new tab)