---
id: CVE-2024-27059
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  USB: usb-storage: Prevent divide-by-0 error in isd200_ata_command

  The isd200 sub-driver in usb-storage uses the HEADS and SECTORS values
  in the ATA ID information to c…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  USB: usb-storage: Prevent divide-by-0 error in isd200_ata_command

  The isd200 sub-driver in usb-storage uses the HEADS and SECTORS values
  in the ATA ID information to c…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-369
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 2.6.12, < 4.19.312'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.274'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.215'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.154'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.84'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.64'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.12'
  - linux_kernel = 6.8
  - debian_linux = 10.0
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.7.12
published: '2024-05-01'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:17:38.527'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27059'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/014bcf41d946b36a8f0b8e9b5d9529efbb822f49'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/284fb1003d5da111019b9e0bf99b084fd71ac133'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a67d4ab9e730361d183086dfb0ddd8c61f01636'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1f36d92c0a8799569055012665d2bb066fb964'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/871fd7b10b56d280990b7e754f43d888382ca325'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9968c701cba7eda42e5f0052b040349d6222ae34'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb7b01ca778170654e1c76950024270ba74b121f'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f42ba916689f5c7b1642092266d2f53cf527aaaa'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/014bcf41d946b36a8f0b8e9b5d9529efbb822f49'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/284fb1003d5da111019b9e0bf99b084fd71ac133'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a67d4ab9e730361d183086dfb0ddd8c61f01636'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1f36d92c0a8799569055012665d2bb066fb964'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/871fd7b10b56d280990b7e754f43d888382ca325'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9968c701cba7eda42e5f0052b040349d6222ae34'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb7b01ca778170654e1c76950024270ba74b121f'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f42ba916689f5c7b1642092266d2f53cf527aaaa'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00242
epssPercentile: 0.15291
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.674Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-05-09T18:38:40.955330Z'
---

## Overview

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

USB: usb-storage: Prevent divide-by-0 error in isd200_ata_command

The isd200 sub-driver in usb-storage uses the HEADS and SECTORS values
in the ATA ID information to calculate cylinder and head values when
creating a CDB for READ or WRITE commands.  The calculation involves
division and modulus operations, which will cause a crash if either of
these values is 0.  While this never happens with a genuine device, it
could happen with a flawed or subversive emulation, as reported by the
syzbot fuzzer.

Protect against this possibility by refusing to bind to the device if
either the ATA_ID_HEADS or ATA_ID_SECTORS value in the device's ID
information is 0.  This requires isd200_Initialization() to return a
negative error code when initialization fails; currently it always
returns 0 (even when there is an error).

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 2.6.12, < 4.19.312`
- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.274`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.215`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.154`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.84`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.64`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.12`
- `linux_kernel = 6.8`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.7.12`