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CVE-2025-21838 usb: gadget: core: flush gadget workqueue after device removal

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.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Linux 6.14 earliest → < 6.14 6.14
Linux 6.13 earliest → < 6.13.4 6.13.4
Linux 6.12 earliest → < 6.12.16 6.12.16
Linux 6.6 earliest → < 6.6.80 6.6.80
Linux 6.1 earliest → < 6.1.130 6.1.130
Linux 3.12 No fix stated
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem Versions not published
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