Description

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

HID: hid-thrustmaster: Fix warning in thrustmaster_probe by adding endpoint check

syzbot has found a type mismatch between a USB pipe and the transfer
endpoint, which is triggered by the hid-thrustmaster driver[1].
There is a number of similar, already fixed issues [2].
In this case as in others, implementing check for endpoint type fixes the issue.

[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=040e8b3db6a96908d470
[2] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=348331f63b034f89b622

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-57993

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux, Linux

Product: Linux, Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 4.27% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-27 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57993
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/220883fba32549a34f0734e4859d07f4dcd56992
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae730deded66150204c494282969bfa98dc3ae67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5bcae4212a6a4b4204f46a1b8bcba08909d2007
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/816e84602900f7f951458d743fa12769635ebfd5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50420d7c79c37a3efe4010ff9b1bb14bc61ebccf

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