An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/gadget/function/rndis.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.10. The RNDIS USB gadget lacks validation of the size of the RNDIS_MSG_SET command. Attackers can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory.
CVE-2022-25375
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-02-21. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 60.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 20, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/21/1
- cve@mitrehttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/szymonh/rndis-co
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/38ea1eac7d88072bbffb630e2b3db83ca649b826
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/21/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/szymonh/rndis-co
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/38ea1eac7d88072bbffb630e2b3db83ca649b826
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-headers-azure-fde (5.4.0.1078.81+cvm1.22) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-lowlatency (5.13.0.41.50) @ impish | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-lowlatency (4.4.0.230.236) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-aws-hwe (4.15.0.1128.118) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(2)
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- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2022-253752022-03-01
An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/gadget/function/rndis.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.10. The RNDIS USB gadget lacks validation of the size of the RNDIS_MSG_SET command. Attackers can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory.
- UbuntuUSN-5415-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5417-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5418-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5540-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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- 2026-05-26 02:40 UTCVendor advisory
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCszymonh/rndis-coFirst seen Feb 17, 2022
CVE-2022-25375 - Demo exploit of RNDIS USB Gadget
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