{"id":"CVE-2023-53185","title":"wifi: ath9k: don't allow to overwrite ENDPOINT0 attributes","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k: don't allow to overwrite ENDPOINT0 attributes\n\nA bad USB device is able to construct a service connection response\nmessage with target endpoint being ENDPO…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < db8df00cd6d801b3abdb145201c2bdd1c665f585","Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 9e3031eea2d45918dc44cbfc6a6029e82882916f","Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 4dc3560561a08842b4a4c07ccc5a90e5067dbb5b","Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 1044187e7249073f719ebbf9e5ffb4f16f99e555","Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 95b4b940f0fb2873dcedad81699e869eb7581c85","Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 09740fa9827cfbaf23ecd041e602a426f99be888","Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 6a444dffb75238c47d2d852f12cf53f12ad2cba8","Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < be2a546c30fe8d72efa032bee612363bb75314bd","Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 061b0cb9327b80d7a0f63a33e7c3e2a91a71f142","Linux 2.6.35"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:19:39.847064Z"},"published":"2025-09-15","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:21:06.403Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53185","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8df00cd6d801b3abdb145201c2bdd1c665f585"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e3031eea2d45918dc44cbfc6a6029e82882916f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dc3560561a08842b4a4c07ccc5a90e5067dbb5b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1044187e7249073f719ebbf9e5ffb4f16f99e555"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95b4b940f0fb2873dcedad81699e869eb7581c85"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09740fa9827cfbaf23ecd041e602a426f99be888"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a444dffb75238c47d2d852f12cf53f12ad2cba8"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be2a546c30fe8d72efa032bee612363bb75314bd"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/061b0cb9327b80d7a0f63a33e7c3e2a91a71f142"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00163,"epssPercentile":0.05561,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.784Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53185","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k: don't allow to overwrite ENDPOINT0 attributes\n\nA bad USB device is able to construct a service connection response\nmessage with target endpoint being ENDPOINT0 which is reserved for\nHTC_CTRL_RSVD_SVC and should not be modified to be used for any other\nservices.\n\nReject such service connection responses.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < db8df00cd6d801b3abdb145201c2bdd1c665f585`\n- `Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 9e3031eea2d45918dc44cbfc6a6029e82882916f`\n- `Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 4dc3560561a08842b4a4c07ccc5a90e5067dbb5b`\n- `Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 1044187e7249073f719ebbf9e5ffb4f16f99e555`\n- `Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 95b4b940f0fb2873dcedad81699e869eb7581c85`\n- `Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 09740fa9827cfbaf23ecd041e602a426f99be888`\n- `Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 6a444dffb75238c47d2d852f12cf53f12ad2cba8`\n- `Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < be2a546c30fe8d72efa032bee612363bb75314bd`\n- `Linux >= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 061b0cb9327b80d7a0f63a33e7c3e2a91a71f142`\n- `Linux 2.6.35`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}