{"cve":"CVE-2024-44960","nvd":{"published":"2024-09-04T19:15:30.700","modified":"2026-10-15T01:18:50.283","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: gadget: core: Check for unset descriptor\n\nMake sure the descriptor has been set before looking at maxpacket.\nThis fixes a null pointer panic in this case.\n\nThis may happen if the gadget doesn't properly set up the endpoint\nfor the current speed, or the gadget descriptors are malformed and\nthe descriptor for the speed/endpoint are not found.\n\nNo current gadget driver is known to have this problem, but this\nmay cause a hard-to-find bug during development of new gadgets.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a9df57d57452b104c46c918569143cf21d7ebf1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50c5248b0ea8aae0529fdf28dac42a41312d3b62","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/716cba46f73a92645cf13eded8d257ed48afc2a4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cc9ebcfe58be22f18056ad8bc6272d120bdcb3e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/973a57891608a98e894db2887f278777f564de18"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:16.205165117+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-44960","score":0.00239,"percentile":0.14868,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}