CVE-2023-53761

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s USB Test and Measurement Class (usbtmc) driver. The driver did not properly validate the direction bit when handling ioctl calls for control messages with a length of zero. Under these circumstances, an incorrect direction can be submitted, leading to mismatches between the expected control direction and the bRequestType field.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.