Index: usb-devel/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
===================================================================
--- usb-devel.orig/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ usb-devel/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -207,6 +207,82 @@ int usb_find_common_endpoints_reverse(st
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_find_common_endpoints_reverse);
 
 /**
+ * usb_find_endpoint() - Given an endpoint address, search for the endpoint's
+ * usb_host_endpoint structure in an interface's current altsetting.
+ * @intf: the interface whose current altsetting should be searched
+ * @ep_addr: the endpoint address (number and direction) to find
+ *
+ * Search the altsetting's list of endpoints for one with the specified address.
+ *
+ * Return: Pointer to the usb_host_endpoint if found, %NULL otherwise.
+ */
+static const struct usb_host_endpoint *usb_find_endpoint(
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, unsigned int ep_addr)
+{
+	int n;
+	const struct usb_host_endpoint *ep;
+
+	n = intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bNumEndpoints;
+	ep = intf->cur_altsetting->endpoint;
+	for (; n > 0; (--n, ++ep)) {
+		if (ep->desc.bEndpointAddress == ep_addr)
+			return ep;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * usb_check_bulk_endpoints - Check whether an interface's current altsetting
+ * contains a set of bulk endpoints with the given addresses.
+ * @intf: the interface whose current altsetting should be searched
+ * @ep_addrs: 0-terminated array of the endpoint addresses (number and
+ * direction) to look for
+ *
+ * Search for endpoints with the specified addresses and check their types.
+ *
+ * Return: %true if all the endpoints are found and are bulk, %false otherwise.
+ */
+bool usb_check_bulk_endpoints(
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, const u8 *ep_addrs)
+{
+	const struct usb_host_endpoint *ep;
+
+	for (; *ep_addrs; ++ep_addrs) {
+		ep = usb_find_endpoint(intf, *ep_addrs);
+		if (!ep || !usb_endpoint_xfer_bulk(&ep->desc))
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_check_bulk_endpoints);
+
+/**
+ * usb_check_int_endpoints - Check whether an interface's current altsetting
+ * contains a set of interrupt endpoints with the given addresses.
+ * @intf: the interface whose current altsetting should be searched
+ * @ep_addrs: 0-terminated array of the endpoint addresses (number and
+ * direction) to look for
+ *
+ * Search for endpoints with the specified addresses and check their types.
+ *
+ * Return: %true if all the endpoints are found and are interrupt,
+ * %false otherwise.
+ */
+bool usb_check_int_endpoints(
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, const u8 *ep_addrs)
+{
+	const struct usb_host_endpoint *ep;
+
+	for (; *ep_addrs; ++ep_addrs) {
+		ep = usb_find_endpoint(intf, *ep_addrs);
+		if (!ep || !usb_endpoint_xfer_int(&ep->desc))
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_check_int_endpoints);
+
+/**
  * usb_find_alt_setting() - Given a configuration, find the alternate setting
  * for the given interface.
  * @config: the configuration to search (not necessarily the current config).
Index: usb-devel/include/linux/usb.h
===================================================================
--- usb-devel.orig/include/linux/usb.h
+++ usb-devel/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ void usb_put_intf(struct usb_interface *
 #define USB_MAXINTERFACES	32
 #define USB_MAXIADS		(USB_MAXINTERFACES/2)
 
+bool usb_check_bulk_endpoints(
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, const u8 *ep_addrs);
+bool usb_check_int_endpoints(
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, const u8 *ep_addrs);
+
 /*
  * USB Resume Timer: Every Host controller driver should drive the resume
  * signalling on the bus for the amount of time defined by this macro.
Index: usb-devel/drivers/media/radio/radio-shark.c
===================================================================
--- usb-devel.orig/drivers/media/radio/radio-shark.c
+++ usb-devel/drivers/media/radio/radio-shark.c
@@ -316,6 +316,16 @@ static int usb_shark_probe(struct usb_in
 {
 	struct shark_device *shark;
 	int retval = -ENOMEM;
+	static const u8 ep_addresses[] = {
+		SHARK_IN_EP | USB_DIR_IN,
+		SHARK_OUT_EP | USB_DIR_OUT,
+		0};
+
+	/* Are the expected endpoints present? */
+	if (!usb_check_int_endpoints(intf, ep_addresses)) {
+		dev_err(&intf->dev, "Invalid radioSHARK device\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	shark = kzalloc(sizeof(struct shark_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!shark)
Index: usb-devel/drivers/media/radio/radio-shark2.c
===================================================================
--- usb-devel.orig/drivers/media/radio/radio-shark2.c
+++ usb-devel/drivers/media/radio/radio-shark2.c
@@ -282,6 +282,16 @@ static int usb_shark_probe(struct usb_in
 {
 	struct shark_device *shark;
 	int retval = -ENOMEM;
+	static const u8 ep_addresses[] = {
+		SHARK_IN_EP | USB_DIR_IN,
+		SHARK_OUT_EP | USB_DIR_OUT,
+		0};
+
+	/* Are the expected endpoints present? */
+	if (!usb_check_int_endpoints(intf, ep_addresses)) {
+		dev_err(&intf->dev, "Invalid radioSHARK2 device\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	shark = kzalloc(sizeof(struct shark_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!shark)