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CVE-2024-56687: Linux kernel · usb: musb: Fix hardware lockup on first Rx endpoint request

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:54 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Dec 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Until a fix is applied, avoid scenarios where IRQs are enabled during the completion callback of usb_ep_queue() in the musb driver. Monitor vendor updates for an official fix.

Description

CVE-2024-56687 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's musb USB gadget driver. It involves a hardware lockup triggered by the first receive (Rx) endpoint request due to a callback being invoked improperly from usb_ep_queue(), which is against documented behavior. This can cause the USB endpoint to lock up and stop processing packets, particularly affecting USB Ethernet gadgets when IRQs are enabled during the callback. The issue arises from a complex interaction between interrupt handling and request queue management in the musb driver.

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