CVE-2023-54213
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USB Endpoint Validation Missing in Linux sisusbvga Driver Causes Warning

Publication date: 2025-12-30

Last updated on: 2025-12-30

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: sisusbvga: Add endpoint checks The syzbot fuzzer was able to provoke a WARNING from the sisusbvga driver: ------------[ cut here ]------------ usb 1-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 3 != type 1 WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 26 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504 usb_submit_urb+0xed6/0x1880 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 26 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc5-syzkaller-00199-g5af6ce704936 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/12/2023 Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event RIP: 0010:usb_submit_urb+0xed6/0x1880 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504 Code: 7c 24 18 e8 6c 50 80 fb 48 8b 7c 24 18 e8 62 1a 01 ff 41 89 d8 44 89 e1 4c 89 ea 48 89 c6 48 c7 c7 60 b1 fa 8a e8 84 b0 be 03 <0f> 0b e9 58 f8 ff ff e8 3e 50 80 fb 48 81 c5 c0 05 00 00 e9 84 f7 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000a1ed18 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff888012783a80 RSI: ffffffff816680ec RDI: fffff52000143d95 RBP: ffff888079020000 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000080000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000003 R13: ffff888017d33370 R14: 0000000000000003 R15: ffff888021213600 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9900000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00005592753a60b0 CR3: 0000000022899000 CR4: 00000000003506e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> sisusb_bulkout_msg drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c:224 [inline] sisusb_send_bulk_msg.constprop.0+0x904/0x1230 drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c:379 sisusb_send_bridge_packet drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c:567 [inline] sisusb_do_init_gfxdevice drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c:2077 [inline] sisusb_init_gfxdevice+0x87b/0x4000 drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c:2177 sisusb_probe+0x9cd/0xbe2 drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusbvga.c:2869 ... The problem was caused by the fact that the driver does not check whether the endpoints it uses are actually present and have the appropriate types. This can be fixed by adding a simple check of the endpoints.
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Published
2025-12-30
Last Modified
2025-12-30
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-12-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2023-54213
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60428
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linux linux_kernel *
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is in the Linux kernel's sisusbvga USB driver. The driver did not properly check whether the USB endpoints it used were actually present and of the correct type. This lack of validation could cause the kernel to issue warnings or potentially behave unexpectedly when handling USB requests. The issue was discovered by the syzbot fuzzer and fixed by adding endpoint checks in the driver.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to generate warnings and potentially lead to unstable or unexpected behavior when interacting with USB devices using the sisusbvga driver. This could affect system stability or reliability when using affected hardware or drivers.


How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?

This vulnerability can be detected by monitoring the system logs for WARNING messages related to the sisusbvga driver, specifically messages like 'usb 1-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 3 != type 1' and warnings from usb_submit_urb in drivers/usb/core/urb.c. You can use commands such as 'dmesg | grep sisusbvga' or 'journalctl -k | grep sisusbvga' to check for these warnings in the kernel logs.


What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?

Immediate mitigation steps include updating the Linux kernel to a version where the sisusbvga driver includes the endpoint checks that fix this vulnerability. Until then, monitoring for related warnings and avoiding use of affected USB devices may reduce risk.


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