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  - wifi: ath9k: verify the expected usb_endpoints are present The bug arises when a USB device claims to be     an ATH9K but doesn't have the expected endpoints. (In this case there was an interrupt endpoint where the     driver expected a bulk endpoint.) The kernel needs to be able to handle such devices without getting an     internal error. usb 1-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 3 != type 1 WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 500 at     drivers/usb/core/urb.c:493 usb_submit_urb+0xce2/0x1430 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:493 Modules linked in: CPU:
    3 PID: 500 Comm: kworker/3:2 Not tainted 5.10.135-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX +     PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.12.0-1 04/01/2014 Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func RIP:
    0010:usb_submit_urb+0xce2/0x1430 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:493 Call Trace: ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_rx_urbs     drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:908 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_urbs+0x75e/0x1010     drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1019 ath9k_hif_usb_dev_init     drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1109 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x142/0x530     drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1242 request_firmware_work_func+0x12e/0x240     drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1097 process_one_work+0x9af/0x1600 kernel/workqueue.c:2279     worker_thread+0x61d/0x12f0 kernel/workqueue.c:2425 kthread+0x3b4/0x4a0 kernel/kthread.c:313     ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:299 Found by Linux Verification Center     (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller. (CVE-2022-50297)

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medium Nessus Plugin ID 265013

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Version 1.10 Jan 15, 2026, 2:04 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202601151404
Version 1.9 Jan 10, 2026, 4:14 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202601100414
Version 1.8 Oct 28, 2025, 5:56 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202510281756
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