# CVE-2022-48834: usb: usbtmc: Fix bug in pipe direction for control transfers

> A bug in the Linux kernel usbtmc driver causes a warning and potential denial of service due to incorrect pipe direction in control transfers.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48834, GHSA-7hc6-qhpj-2x7q, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48834

## What is CVE-2022-48834?

CVE-2022-48834 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

usb: usbtmc: Fix bug in pipe direction for control transfers

The syzbot fuzzer reported a minor bug in the usbtmc driver:

usb 5-1: BOGUS control dir, pipe 80001e80 doesn't match bRequestType 0
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 3813 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:412
usb_submit_urb+0x13a5/0x1970 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:410
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 PID: 3813 Comm: syz-executor122 Not tainted
5.17.0-rc5-syzkaller-00306-g2293be58d6a1 #0
...
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 usb_start_wait_urb+0x113/0x530 drivers/usb/core/message.c:58
 usb_internal_control_msg drivers/usb/core/message.c:102 [inline]
 usb_control_msg+0x2a5/0x4b0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:153
 usbtmc_ioctl_request drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c:1947 [inline]

The problem is that usbtmc_ioctl_request() uses usb_rcvctrlpipe() for
all of its transfers, whether they are in or out.  It's easy to fix.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48834?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48834?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48834 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48834 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48834 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48834 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48834 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48834/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48834/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48834
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48834
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48834

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48834/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.