# CVE-2024-47671: USB: usbtmc: prevent kernel-usb-infoleak

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.20

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: usbtmc: prevent kernel-usb-infoleak The syzbot reported a kernel-usb-infoleak in usbtmc_write, we need to clear the structure before filling fields.

## What to do

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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/fa652318887da530f2f9dbd9b0ea4a087d05ee12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16e0ab9ed3ae7d19ca8ee718ba4e09d5c0f909ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c927dfc0b9bd177f7ab6ee59ef0c4ea06c110a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6269e187aa1b1f20faf3c458831a0d6350304b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51297ef7ad7824ad577337f273cd092e81a9fa08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e872738e670ddd63e19f22d0d784f0bdf26ecba5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c7fc36da021b13c34c572a26ba336cd102418f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/625fa77151f00c1bd00d34d60d6f2e710b3f9aad

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