CVE-2024-44960

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference in USB Gadget Core

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: core: Check for unset descriptor Make sure the descriptor has been set before looking at maxpacket. This fixes a null pointer panic in this case. This may happen if the gadget doesn't properly set up the endpoint for the current speed, or the gadget descriptors are malformed and the descriptor for the speed/endpoint are not found. No current gadget driver is known to have this problem, but this may cause a hard-to-find bug during development of new gadgets.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 13.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (38)
linux/Kernel < 4.19.320linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.282linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 6.1.105linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.6.46linux
linux/Kernel 5.4.0 - 5.10.224linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.15.165linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.10.5linux
Linux/Linux < 5.4
Linux/Linux 3.16.80 - 3.17
Linux/Linux 4.14.152 - 4.15
... and 28 more
Published Sep 04, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026