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CVE-2022-25258

An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.10. The USB Gadget subsystem l

An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.10. The USB Gadget subsystem lacks certain validation of interface OS descriptor requests (ones with a large array index and ones associated with NULL function pointer retrieval). Memory corruption might occur.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00179
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

9
linux kernel< 5.16.10
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
debian linuxall versions
netapp active iq unified managerall versions
netapp h300s firmwareall versions
netapp h500s firmwareall versions
netapp h700s firmwareall versions
netapp h410s firmwareall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD16 Feb 2022 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

13
usnUSN-5540-1
android-securityANDROID-2022-06-01High
usnUSN-5418-1
usnUSN-5417-1
usnUSN-5415-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/szymonh/d-os-descriptorIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/75e5b4849b81e19e9efe1654b30d7f3151c33c2cPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCW2KZYJ2H6BKZE3CVLHRIXYDGNYYC5P/
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