Vulnerability CVE-2016-20022
Published: 2024-06-27   Modified: 2024-06-28

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://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1486322541-8206-8-git-send-email-w%401wt.eu/
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg144177.html
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aed9d65ac3278d4febd8665bd7db59ef53e825fe
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