CVE-2026-45923: net: usb: catc: enable basic endpoint checking

Published May 27, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: usb: catc: enable basic endpoint checking

catcprobe() fills three URBs with hardcoded endpoint pipes without verifying the endpoint descriptors:

- usbsndbulkpipe(usbdev, 1) and usbrcvbulkpipe(usbdev, 1) for TX/RX - usbrcvintpipe(usbdev, 2) for interrupt status

A malformed USB device can present these endpoints with transfer types that differ from what the driver assumes.

Add a catcusbep enum for endpoint numbers, replacing magic constants throughout. Add usbcheckbulkendpoints() and usbcheckintendpoints() calls after usbsetinterface() to verify endpoint types before use, rejecting devices with mismatched descriptors at probe time.

Similar to - commit 90b7f2961798 ("net: usb: rtl8150: enable basic endpoint checking") which fixed the issue in rtl8150.

Affected Software

12 affected components
Linux Linux kernel (net/usb catc)
Linux Linux kernel>=2.6.12.1<5.10.252
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<6.1.165
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.128
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.12.75
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13<6.18.14
Linux Linux kernel>=6.19<6.19.4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc5

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade linux kernel (net: usb: rtl8150) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch 90b7f2961798

Event History

May 27, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:17 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:17 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:17 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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