CVE-2024-36896
CRITICALLinux Kernel 6.0-6.1.90, 6.2-6.6.30, 6.7-6.8.9 - NULL Pointer Dereference in USB Port Device Removal
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: core: Fix access violation during port device removal Testing with KASAN and syzkaller revealed a bug in port.c:disable_store(): usb_hub_to_struct_hub() can return NULL if the hub that the port belongs to is concurrently removed, but the function does not check for this possibility before dereferencing the returned value. It turns out that the first dereference is unnecessary, since hub->intfdev is the parent of the port device, so it can be changed easily. Adding a check for hub == NULL prevents further problems. The same bug exists in the disable_show() routine, and it can be fixed the same way.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0092
EPSS Percentile
55.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (15)
linux/Kernel
6.0.0 - 6.1.91linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.31linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.8.10linux
Linux/Linux
< 6.0
Linux/Linux
6.0
Linux/Linux
6.1.91 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux
6.6.31 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux
6.8.10 - 6.8.*
Linux/Linux
6.9
Linux/Linux
f061f43d7418cb62b8d073e221ec75d3f5b89e17 - 5f1d68ef5ddac27c6b997adccd1c339cef1e6848
... and 5 more
Published
May 30, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026