CVE-2024-35825

usb: gadget: ncm: Fix handling of zero block length packets

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 17, 2024 at 01:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:35 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: ncm: Fix handling of zero block length packets While connecting to a Linux host with CDC_NCM_NTB_DEF_SIZE_TX set to 65536, it has been observed that we receive short packets, which come at interval of 5-10 seconds sometimes and have block length zero but still contain 1-2 valid datagrams present. According to the NCM spec: "If wBlockLength = 0x0000, the block is terminated by a short packet. In this case, the USB transfer must still be shorter than dwNtbInMaxSize or dwNtbOutMaxSize. If exactly dwNtbInMaxSize or dwNtbOutMaxSize bytes are sent, and the size is a multiple of wMaxPacketSize for the given pipe, then no ZLP shall be sent. wBlockLength= 0x0000 must be used with extreme care, because of the possibility that the host and device may get out of sync, and because of test issues. wBlockLength = 0x0000 allows the sender to reduce latency by starting to send a very large NTB, and then shortening it when the sender discovers that there’s not sufficient data to justify sending a large NTB" However, there is a potential issue with the current implementation, as it checks for the occurrence of multiple NTBs in a single giveback by verifying if the leftover bytes to be processed is zero or not. If the block length reads zero, we would process the same NTB infintely because the leftover bytes is never zero and it leads to a crash. Fix this by bailing out if block length reads zero.

Affected

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

v ≥ 4.14.328v ≥ 6.5.84.14.328 ≤ v < 4.154.19.297 ≤ v < 4.19.3125.10.199 ≤ v < 5.10.2155.15.136 ≤ v < 5.15.1545.4.259 ≤ v < 5.4.2746.1.59 ≤ v < 6.1.846.5.8 ≤ v < 6.66.6 ≤ v < 6.6.246.6 ≤ v < 6.7.126.6 ≤ v < 6.86.6.1 ≤ v < 6.6.246.7 ≤ v < 6.7.1217c653d4913bbc50d284aa96cf12bfc63e41ee5c4.14.3284.19.297427694cfaafa565a3db5c5ea71df6bc095dca92f49fbc18378ae72a47feabee97fdb86f3cea097654bf1a9d20c65b9e80ca4b171267103f8d4f2c61f5.10.1995.15.1365.4.2595bdf93a2f5459f944b416b188178ca4a92fd206f6.1.596.5.86.66.6 rc66.6 rc76.8 rc16.8 rc26.8 rc36.8 rc46.8 rc56.8 rc66.8 rc77014807fb7efa169a47a7a0a0a41d2c513925de0e7ca00f35d8a17af1ae19d529193ebc21bfda164ff3ba016263ee93a1c6209bf5ab1599de7ab1512
Vendor states this is fixed in 6b2c73111a252263807b7598682663dc33aa4b4c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7664ee8bd80309b90d53488b619764f0a057f2b7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 92b051b87658df7649ffcdef522593f21a2b296b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a0f77b5d6067285b8eca0ee3bd1e448a6258026f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a766761d206e7c36d7526e0ae749949d17ca582c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e2dbfea520e60d58e0c498ba41bde10452257779 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ef846cdbd100f7f9dc045e8bcd7fe4b3a3713c03 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f90ce1e04cbcc76639d6cba0fdbd820cd80b3c70 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 4.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.312 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.215 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.154 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.274 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.84 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b2c73111a252263807b7598682663dc33aa4b4c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7664ee8bd80309b90d53488b619764f0a057f2b7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92b051b87658df7649ffcdef522593f21a2b296b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f77b5d6067285b8eca0ee3bd1e448a6258026f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a766761d206e7c36d7526e0ae749949d17ca582c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2dbfea520e60d58e0c498ba41bde10452257779
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef846cdbd100f7f9dc045e8bcd7fe4b3a3713c03
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90ce1e04cbcc76639d6cba0fdbd820cd80b3c70

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CVSS

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