Linux KernelOperating system · Linux

CVE-2024-41097

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-07-29

Fix available

A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.19.317 / 5.4.279 or later.

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Remediation priority · Elevated

Zero-click Patch available

Official description

NVD · unedited

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: atm: cxacru: fix endpoint checking in cxacru_bind() Syzbot is still reporting quite an old issue [1] that occurs due to incomplete checking of present usb endpoints. As such, wrong endpoints types may be used at urb sumbitting stage which in turn triggers a warning in usb_submit_urb(). Fix the issue by verifying that required endpoint types are present for both in and out endpoints, taking into account cmd endpoint type. Unfortunately, this patch has not been tested on real hardware. [1] Syzbot report: usb 1-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 1 != type 3 WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 8667 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:502 usb_submit_urb+0xed2/0x18a0 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:502 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 8667 Comm: kworker/0:4 Not tainted 5.14.0-rc4-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event RIP: 0010:usb_submit_urb+0xed2/0x18a0 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:502 ... Call Trace: cxacru_cm+0x3c0/0x8e0 drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c:649 cxacru_card_status+0x22/0xd0 drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c:760 cxacru_bind+0x7ac/0x11a0 drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c:1209 usbatm_usb_probe+0x321/0x1ae0 drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c:1055 cxacru_usb_probe+0xdf/0x1e0 drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c:1363 usb_probe_interface+0x315/0x7f0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:517 [inline] really_probe+0x23c/0xcd0 drivers/base/dd.c:595 __driver_probe_device+0x338/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:747 driver_probe_device+0x4c/0x1a0 drivers/base/dd.c:777 __device_attach_driver+0x20b/0x2f0 drivers/base/dd.c:894 bus_for_each_drv+0x15f/0x1e0 drivers/base/bus.c:427 __device_attach+0x228/0x4a0 drivers/base/dd.c:965 bus_probe_device+0x1e4/0x290 drivers/base/bus.c:487 device_add+0xc2f/0x2180 drivers/base/core.c:3354 usb_set_configuration+0x113a/0x1910 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2170 usb_generic_driver_probe+0xba/0x100 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238 usb_probe_device+0xd9/0x2c0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293

Technical summary

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

Linux KernelOperating system

Affected:>= 2.6.36, < 4.19.317>= 4.20, < 5.4.279>= 5.5, < 5.10.221>= 5.11, < 5.15.162>= 5.16, < 6.1.97>= 6.2, < 6.6.37>= 6.7, < 6.9.8

CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation

dbcve · scoped

Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.19.317 / 5.4.279 / 5.10.221 or later

Fixed in 4.19.3175.4.2795.10.221

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Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to Linux kernel >= 4.19.317 (for 4.19.x), >= 5.4.279 (for 5.4.x), >= 5.10.221 (for 5.10.x), >= 5.15.162 (for 5.15.x), or latest stable 6.x release

Identify the current Linux kernel version using 'uname -r' or 'cat /proc/version'
Determine which branch of the kernel is in use (e.g., 4.19.x, 5.4.x, 5.10.x, 5.15.x, or newer)
Upgrade the kernel to a version that includes the fix: for 4.19.x upgrade to >= 4.19.317, for 5.4.x upgrade to >= 5.4.279, for 5.10.x upgrade to >= 5.10.221, for 5.15.x upgrade to >= 5.15.162, or upgrade to a newer stable release such as 6.x
Reboot the system to load the new kernel
Verify the fix is applied by checking the kernel version and confirming the cxacru driver works without the 'BOGUS urb xfer' warning

Caveat Kernel upgrades may require rebuilding third-party kernel modules and could introduce minor API changes affecting custom drivers

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At a glance

A fix existsUpgrade to 4.19.317 / 5.4.279 or later

Severity 5.5 Medium

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.2%

Affects: Linux Kernel

Remediation

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Estimated effortfrom ~9 hrs

ComplexityModerate

Typical engagementfrom $1,600

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Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

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