# CVE-2021-47495: usbnet: sanity check for maxpacket

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-22 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: sanity check for maxpacket maxpacket of 0 makes no sense and oopses as we need to divide by it. Give up. V2: fixed typo in log and stylistic issues

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9eba0a4a527e04d712f0e0401e5391ef124b33e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/524f333e98138d909a0a0c574a9ff6737dce2767
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74b3b27cf9fecce00cd8918b7882fd81191d0aa4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/002d82227c0abe29118cf80f7e2f396b22d448ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/492140e45d2bf27c1014243f8616a9b612144e20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/693ecbe8f799405f8775719deedb1f76265d375a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8b6a4f18edee070213cb6a77118e8a412253c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/397430b50a363d8b7bdda00522123f82df6adc5e

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