CVE-2025-22050
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet:fix NPE during rx_complete Missing usbnet_going_away Check in Critical Path. The usb_submit_urb function lacks a usbnet_going_away validation, whereas __usbnet_queue_skb includes this check. This inconsistency creates a race condition where: A URB request may succeed, but the corresponding SKB data fails to be queued. Subsequent processes: (e.g., rx_complete → defer_bh → __skb_unlink(skb, list)) attempt to access skb->next, triggering a NULL pointer dereference (Kernel Panic).
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.7 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.180
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.134
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.87
- Linux Kernel < 6.11
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.23
- Linux Kernel < 6.13.11
- Linux Kernel < 6.14.2
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c30988588b28393e3e8873d5654f910e86391ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f10f83acfd619e13c64d6705908dfd792f19544
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51de3600093429e3b712e5f091d767babc5dd6df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95789c2f94fd29dce8759f9766baa333f749287c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acacd48a37b52fc95f621765762c04152b58d642
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d689645cd1594ea1d13cb0c404f8ad1011353e0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd9ee3f0d6a53844f65efde581c91bbb0ff749ac
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c30988588b28393e3e8873d5654f910e86391ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f10f83acfd619e13c64d6705908dfd792f19544
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51de3600093429e3b712e5f091d767babc5dd6df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95789c2f94fd29dce8759f9766baa333f749287c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acacd48a37b52fc95f621765762c04152b58d642
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d689645cd1594ea1d13cb0c404f8ad1011353e0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd9ee3f0d6a53844f65efde581c91bbb0ff749ac
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html