CVE-2023-52742

net: USB: Fix wrong-direction WARNING in plusb.c

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 03:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: USB: Fix wrong-direction WARNING in plusb.c The syzbot fuzzer detected a bug in the plusb network driver: A zero-length control-OUT transfer was treated as a read instead of a write. In modern kernels this error provokes a WARNING: usb 1-1: BOGUS control dir, pipe 80000280 doesn't match bRequestType c0 WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 4645 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:411 usb_submit_urb+0x14a7/0x1880 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:411 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 4645 Comm: dhcpcd Not tainted 6.2.0-rc6-syzkaller-00050-g9f266ccaa2f5 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/12/2023 RIP: 0010:usb_submit_urb+0x14a7/0x1880 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:411 ... Call Trace: <TASK> usb_start_wait_urb+0x101/0x4b0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:58 usb_internal_control_msg drivers/usb/core/message.c:102 [inline] usb_control_msg+0x320/0x4a0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:153 __usbnet_read_cmd+0xb9/0x390 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:2010 usbnet_read_cmd+0x96/0xf0 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:2068 pl_vendor_req drivers/net/usb/plusb.c:60 [inline] pl_set_QuickLink_features drivers/net/usb/plusb.c:75 [inline] pl_reset+0x2f/0xf0 drivers/net/usb/plusb.c:85 usbnet_open+0xcc/0x5d0 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:889 __dev_open+0x297/0x4d0 net/core/dev.c:1417 __dev_change_flags+0x587/0x750 net/core/dev.c:8530 dev_change_flags+0x97/0x170 net/core/dev.c:8602 devinet_ioctl+0x15a2/0x1d70 net/ipv4/devinet.c:1147 inet_ioctl+0x33f/0x380 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:979 sock_do_ioctl+0xcc/0x230 net/socket.c:1169 sock_ioctl+0x1f8/0x680 net/socket.c:1286 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:856 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x197/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:856 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x39/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd The fix is to call usbnet_write_cmd() instead of usbnet_read_cmd() and remove the USB_DIR_IN flag.

Affected

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

2.6.14 ≤ v < 4.14.3062.6.14 ≤ v < 4.19.2732.6.14 ≤ v < 5.10.1682.6.14 ≤ v < 5.15.942.6.14 ≤ v < 5.4.2322.6.14 ≤ v < 6.1.122.6.14 ≤ v < 6.24.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2734.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2325.11 ≤ v < 5.15.945.16 ≤ v < 6.1.125.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1682.6.146.2 rc16.2 rc26.2 rc36.2 rc46.2 rc56.2 rc66.2 rc790ffa9d0e904e1ed0f86c84dcf20684a8ac1a5a
Vendor states this is fixed in 0d2cf3fae701646061e295815bb7588d2f3671cc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1be271c52bf3554edcb8d124d1f8c7f777ee5727 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 25141fb4119112f4ebf8f00cf52014abbc8020b1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 43379fcacea2dcee35d02efc9c8fe97807a503c9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6f69307f625904feed189008381fd83bd1a35b63 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 811d581194f7412eda97acc03d17fc77824b561f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f0ad46ef772438c0596df370450d8bdc8a12dbfb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.306 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.273 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.168 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.94 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.232 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d2cf3fae701646061e295815bb7588d2f3671cc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1be271c52bf3554edcb8d124d1f8c7f777ee5727
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25141fb4119112f4ebf8f00cf52014abbc8020b1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43379fcacea2dcee35d02efc9c8fe97807a503c9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f69307f625904feed189008381fd83bd1a35b63
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/811d581194f7412eda97acc03d17fc77824b561f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0ad46ef772438c0596df370450d8bdc8a12dbfb

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-670

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