What is CVE-2022-25258?

CVE-2022-25258 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2022-25258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25258?

CVE-2022-25258 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-25258?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-25258. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-25258 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-25258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2022-25258

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-02-16

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2022-25258 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-25258 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/szymonh/d-os-descriptor

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCW2KZYJ2H6BKZE3CVLHRIXYDGNYYC5P/
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0007/

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/75e5b4849b81e19e9efe1654b30d7f3151c33c2c
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-25258

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-02-16

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25258?

CVE-2022-25258 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2022-25258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25258?

CVE-2022-25258 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-25258?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-25258. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-25258 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-25258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →