libusb before version 1.0.30 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying a malformed USB configuration descriptor where an interface claims bNumEndpoints greater than zero but is followed by a class-specific descriptor whose bLength exceeds the remaining buffer size, causing parse_interface() to return early without allocating the endpoint array. Attackers can exploit this flaw through libusb_get_active_config_descriptor or libusb_get_config_descriptor by providing crafted descriptors via virtualized USB passthrough, file-based descriptor parsing, or network sources, causing any application iterating over endpoints to dereference a NULL endpoint pointer and crash.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/libusb/libusb/commit/578ab76b4c434f8b204137ab6d7310689c7a9704 | Patch |
| https://github.com/libusb/libusb/issues/1813 | Issue Tracking Mitigation |
| https://github.com/libusb/libusb/pull/1814 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://github.com/libusb/libusb/releases/tag/v1.0.30 | Product Release Notes |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libusb-null-pointer-dereference-in-parse-interface | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/libusb/libusb/issues/1813 | Issue Tracking Mitigation |
Configurations
History
28 May 2026, 17:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://github.com/libusb/libusb/issues/1813 - Issue Tracking, Mitigation |
28 May 2026, 15:20
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|---|---|---|
| First Time |
Libusb libusb
Libusb |
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| References | () https://github.com/libusb/libusb/commit/578ab76b4c434f8b204137ab6d7310689c7a9704 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/libusb/libusb/issues/1813 - Issue Tracking, Mitigation | |
| References | () https://github.com/libusb/libusb/pull/1814 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/libusb/libusb/releases/tag/v1.0.30 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libusb-null-pointer-dereference-in-parse-interface - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:libusb:libusb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
27 May 2026, 14:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-27 14:16
Updated : 2026-05-28 17:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-23679
Mitre link : CVE-2026-23679
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23679
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Products Affected
libusb
- libusb
CWE
CWE-125
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