CVE-2023-53185
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: don't allow to overwrite ENDPOINT0 attributes A bad USB device is able to construct a service connection response message with target endpoint being ENDPOINT0 which is reserved for HTC_CTRL_RSVD_SVC and should not be modified to be used for any other services. Reject such service connection responses. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.322
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.291
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.251
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.188
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.121
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.39
- Linux Kernel < 6.3.13
- Linux Kernel < 6.4.4
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/061b0cb9327b80d7a0f63a33e7c3e2a91a71f142
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09740fa9827cfbaf23ecd041e602a426f99be888
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1044187e7249073f719ebbf9e5ffb4f16f99e555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dc3560561a08842b4a4c07ccc5a90e5067dbb5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a444dffb75238c47d2d852f12cf53f12ad2cba8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95b4b940f0fb2873dcedad81699e869eb7581c85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e3031eea2d45918dc44cbfc6a6029e82882916f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be2a546c30fe8d72efa032bee612363bb75314bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8df00cd6d801b3abdb145201c2bdd1c665f585
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/061b0cb9327b80d7a0f63a33e7c3e2a91a71f142
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09740fa9827cfbaf23ecd041e602a426f99be888
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1044187e7249073f719ebbf9e5ffb4f16f99e555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dc3560561a08842b4a4c07ccc5a90e5067dbb5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a444dffb75238c47d2d852f12cf53f12ad2cba8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95b4b940f0fb2873dcedad81699e869eb7581c85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e3031eea2d45918dc44cbfc6a6029e82882916f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be2a546c30fe8d72efa032bee612363bb75314bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8df00cd6d801b3abdb145201c2bdd1c665f585