CVE-2016-20022

high

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.8, usb_parse_endpoint in drivers/usb/core/config.c does not validate the wMaxPacketSize field of an endpoint descriptor. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the supplier.

References

https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg144177.html

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1486322541-8206-8-git-send-email-w%401wt.eu/

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aed9d65ac3278d4febd8665bd7db59ef53e825fe

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-10787

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-06-27

Updated: 2026-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

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