CVE-2016-20022

unknown

Published — · Modified —

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

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Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.8, usb_parse_endpoint in drivers/usb/core/config.c does not validate the wMaxPacketSize field of an endpoint descriptor. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the supplier.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-20022

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-20022.html

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`4.7.4-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`4.7.4-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`4.7.4-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`4.7.4-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`4.7.4-1`

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-20022.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-20022

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.