Vulnerability · Published Apr 1, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-21916usb: atm: cxacru: fix a flaw in existing endpoint checks

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 sufficient number of endpoints of correct types - one needs to check the endpoint's address as well. Since cxacru_bind() fills URBs with CXACRU_EP_CMD address in mind, switch the endpoint verification approach to usb_check_XXX_endpoints() instead to fix incomplete ep testing. [1] Syzbot report: usb 5-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 3 != type 1 WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1378 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:504 usb_submit_urb+0xc4e/0x18c0 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:503 ... RIP: 0010:usb_submit_urb+0xc4e/0x18c0 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:503 ... Call Trace: <TASK> cxacru_cm+0x3c8/0xe50 drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c:649 cxacru_card_status drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c:760 [inline] cxacru_bind+0xcf9/0x1150 drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c:1223 usbatm_usb_probe+0x314/0x1d30 drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c:1058 cxacru_usb_probe+0x184/0x220 drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c:1377 usb_probe_interface+0x641/0xbb0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396 really_probe+0x2b9/0xad0 drivers/base/dd.c:658 __driver_probe_device+0x1a2/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:800 driver_probe_device+0x50/0x430 drivers/base/dd.c:830 ...

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21916
Debian:13linux6.12.19-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21916
Debian:14linux6.12.19-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-84.84UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-84.84USN-7764-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1084.91UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1039.41UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1039.41USN-7764-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1039.41~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1039.41~22.04.1USN-7766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1089.98UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1038.44USN-7802-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1038.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1USN-7628-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1036.42~22.04.1USN-7802-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1036.42~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1089.98.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1025.27UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1025.27USN-7809-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1083.92UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1040.42UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1040.42USN-7764-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-7605-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1040.42~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1040.42~22.04.1USN-7766-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1036.40USN-7764-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1036.40UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1023.25UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1023.25USN-7764-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-7605-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-28.28~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-85.85~22.04.1USN-7801-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-84.84~22.04.1USN-7764-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-85.85~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1076.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1037.37UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1037.37USN-7779-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1037.37~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1037.37~22.04.1USN-7779-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1079.85UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1080.85UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-84.84.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-84.84.1USN-7764-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2USN-7605-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-84.84.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-84.84.1~22.04.1USN-7764-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1078.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1039.42USN-7765-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1039.42UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1039.42~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1039.42~22.04.1USN-7765-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1039.42.1USN-7765-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1039.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1037.37UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1024.24USN-7606-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1037.38USN-7801-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1037.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1037.38~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1037.38~22.04.1USN-7801-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1078.81UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1039.43USN-7790-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1039.43UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-84.84~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1018.19UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1050.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21916

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 23926d316d2836315cb113569f91393266eb5b47 – before dcd592ab9dd8a2bfc36e75583b9006db2a77ec2475ddbf776dd04a09fb9e5267ead5d0c989f84506 – before 319529e0356bd904528c64647725a2272d297c831aac4be1aaa5177506219f01dce5e29194e5e95a – before bf4409f84023b52b5e9b36c0a071a121eee421385584c776a1af7807ca815ee6265f2c1429fc5727 – before 197e78076c5ecd895f109158c4ea2954b9919af6f536f09eb45e4de8d1b9accee9d992aa1846f1d4 – before a0475a885d69849b1ade38add6d64338dfa83a8f2eabb655a968b862bc0c31629a09f0fbf3c80d51 – before cfc295f7cccf66cbd5123416bcf1bee2e1bd37de2eabb655a968b862bc0c31629a09f0fbf3c80d51 – before 903b80c21458bb1e34c3a78c5fdc553821e357f82eabb655a968b862bc0c31629a09f0fbf3c80d51 – before c90aad369899a607cfbc002bebeafd51e31900cd
Linux Linux 6.10

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