CVE-2023-53644

  • Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:47.770

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: radio-shark: Add endpoint checks

The syzbot fuzzer was able to provoke a WARNING from the radio-shark2
driver:

————[ cut here ]————
usb 1-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 1 != type 3
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 3271 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504 usb_submit_urb+0xed2/0x1880 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 PID: 3271 Comm: kworker/0:3 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
RIP: 0010:usb_submit_urb+0xed2/0x1880 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504
Code: 7c 24 18 e8 00 36 ea fb 48 8b 7c 24 18 e8 36 1c 02 ff 41 89 d8 44 89 e1 4c 89 ea 48 89 c6 48 c7 c7 a0 b6 90 8a e8 9a 29 b8 03 0b e9 58 f8 ff ff e8 d2 35 ea fb 48 81 c5 c0 05 00 00 e9 84 f7
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003876dd0 EFLAGS: 00010282
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: ffff8880750b0040 RSI: ffffffff816152b8 RDI: fffff5200070edac
RBP: ffff8880172d81e0 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000080000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000001
R13: ffff8880285c5040 R14: 0000000000000002 R15: ffff888017158200
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9a00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007ffe03235b90 CR3: 000000000bc8e000 CR4: 00000000003506f0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:

usb_start_wait_urb+0x101/0x4b0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:58
usb_bulk_msg+0x226/0x550 drivers/usb/core/message.c:387
shark_write_reg+0x1ff/0x2e0 drivers/media/radio/radio-shark2.c:88

The problem was caused by the fact that the driver does not check
whether the endpoints it uses are actually present and have the
appropriate types. This can be fixed by adding a simple check of
these endpoints (and similarly for the radio-shark driver).

Related CVE by CWE

No related CWE found.

Top CVE for Vendor

No vendor taxonomy on this entry.

Recently Exploited Similar Vulnerabilities

No recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.

How to fix CVE-2023-53644

CVE-2023-53644 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: radio-shark: Add endpoint checks The syzbot fuzzer was able to provoke a WARNING from the radio-shark2 driver: ————[ cut here ]———— usb 1-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 1 != type 3 WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 3271 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504 usb_submit_urb+0xed2/0x1880 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504 Modules linked in: CPU: […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Oct 07, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

Detection Rules & IOCs

No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.

No vendor/product data available.