CVE-2025-21916Improper Input Validation in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8OSV7.1OSV5.9OSV4.7
EPSS
0.1%
top 73.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 1
Latest updateOct 15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: atm: cxacru: fix a flaw in existing endpoint checks Syzbot once again identified a flaw in usb endpoint checking, see [1]. This time the issue stems from a commit authored by me (2eabb655a968 ("usb: atm: cxacru: fix endpoint checking in cxacru_bind()")). While using usb_find_common_endpoints() may usually be enough to discard devices with wrong endpoints, in this case one needs more than just finding and identifying the

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.19.3174.20+10
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.237-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-216.236+2
CVEListV5linux/linux23926d316d2836315cb113569f91393266eb5b47dcd592ab9dd8a2bfc36e75583b9006db2a77ec24+10
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.133-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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