CVE-2021-47267

usb: fix various gadget panics on 10gbps cabling

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 02:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: fix various gadget panics on 10gbps cabling usb_assign_descriptors() is called with 5 parameters, the last 4 of which are the usb_descriptor_header for: full-speed (USB1.1 - 12Mbps [including USB1.0 low-speed @ 1.5Mbps), high-speed (USB2.0 - 480Mbps), super-speed (USB3.0 - 5Gbps), super-speed-plus (USB3.1 - 10Gbps). The differences between full/high/super-speed descriptors are usually substantial (due to changes in the maximum usb block size from 64 to 512 to 1024 bytes and other differences in the specs), while the difference between 5 and 10Gbps descriptors may be as little as nothing (in many cases the same tuning is simply good enough). However if a gadget driver calls usb_assign_descriptors() with a NULL descriptor for super-speed-plus and is then used on a max 10gbps configuration, the kernel will crash with a null pointer dereference, when a 10gbps capable device port + cable + host port combination shows up. (This wouldn't happen if the gadget max-speed was set to 5gbps, but it of course defaults to the maximum, and there's no real reason to artificially limit it) The fix is to simply use the 5gbps descriptor as the 10gbps descriptor, if a 10gbps descriptor wasn't provided. Obviously this won't fix the problem if the 5gbps descriptor is also NULL, but such cases can't be so trivially solved (and any such gadgets are unlikely to be used with USB3 ports any way).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.9.2733.8 ≤ v < 4.14.2373.8 ≤ v < 4.19.1953.8 ≤ v < 4.9.2733.8 ≤ v < 5.10.443.8 ≤ v < 5.12.113.8 ≤ v < 5.133.8 ≤ v < 5.4.1264.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2374.15 ≤ v < 4.19.1954.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1265.11 ≤ v < 5.12.115.5 ≤ v < 5.10.4410287baec761d33f0a82d84b46e37a44030350d85.13 rc15.13 rc25.13 rc35.13 rc45.13 rc5
Vendor states this is fixed in 032e288097a553db5653af552dd8035cd2a0ba96 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 45f9a2fe737dc0a5df270787f2231aee8985cd59 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5ef23506695b01d5d56a13a092a97f2478069d75 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 70cd19cb5bd94bbb5bacfc9c1e4ee0071699a604 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b972eff874637402ddc4a7dd11fb22538a0b6d28 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ca6bc277430d90375452b60b047763a090b7673e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fd24be23abf3e94260be0f00bb42c7e91d495f87 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.237 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.195 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.273 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.44 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.126 (unaffected)

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/032e288097a553db5653af552dd8035cd2a0ba96
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45f9a2fe737dc0a5df270787f2231aee8985cd59
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ef23506695b01d5d56a13a092a97f2478069d75
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70cd19cb5bd94bbb5bacfc9c1e4ee0071699a604
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b972eff874637402ddc4a7dd11fb22538a0b6d28
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca6bc277430d90375452b60b047763a090b7673e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd24be23abf3e94260be0f00bb42c7e91d495f87

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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