CVE-2022-25258: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

Modified

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-25258DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25258

Published 16-02-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-25258 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.6, physical access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

4.9/10

010

Medium · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.92%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 11

DLA-2940-1 DLA-2941-1 DSA-5092-1 DSA-5096-1 MGASA-2022-0092 MGASA-2022-0095+11 more

Timeline

16-02-2022
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
03-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

v4.05.1v3.14.6v2.04.9

EPSS trend

Probability

0.92%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

60%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.92% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceThe product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: physical access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu70 products

linux< 4.4.0-230.264 | < 4.15.0-177.186 | < 5.4.0-110.124
linux-aws< 4.4.0-1110.116 | < 4.4.0-1146.161 | < 4.15.0-1128.137 | < 5.4.0-1073.78
linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.13< 5.13.0-1023.25~20.04.1

linux-aws-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.4< 5.4.0-1075.80~18.04.1
linux-aws-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2067.70 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1073.78+fips1
linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1128.137~16.04.1
linux-azure< 4.15.0-1138.151~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1138.151~16.04.1 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1078.81
linux-azure-4.15< 4.15.0-1138.151
linux-azure-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.13< 5.13.0-1023.27~20.04.1
linux-azure-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.4< 5.4.0-1078.81~18.04.1
linux-azure-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-edgeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-fips< 4.15.0-2049.53 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1078.81+fips1
linux-bluefield< 5.4.0-1040.44
linux-dell300x< 4.15.0-1042.47
linux-fips< 4.4.0-1080.87 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1085.94 | < 5.4.0-1049.55
linux-gcp< 4.15.0-1122.136~16.04.1 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1073.78
linux-gcp-4.15< 4.15.0-1122.136
linux-gcp-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.13< 5.13.0-1025.30~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.4< 5.4.0-1073.78~18.04.1
linux-gcp-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-fips< 4.15.0-2032.35 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1073.78+fips1
linux-gke< 5.4.0-1071.76
linux-gke-4.15All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gke-5.4< 5.4.0-1071.76~18.04.3
linux-gkeop< 5.4.0-1040.41
linux-gkeop-5.4< 5.4.0-1040.41~18.04.1
linux-hwe< 4.15.0-177.186~16.04.1 | All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.13< 5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.4< 5.4.0-110.124~18.04.1
linux-hwe-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-edgeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-ibm< 5.4.0-1021.23
linux-ibm-5.4< 5.4.0-1021.23~18.04.1
linux-intel-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-intel-iot-realtimeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15< 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1
linux-iot< 5.4.0-1004.6
linux-kvm< 4.4.0-1111.121 | < 4.15.0-1114.117 | < 5.4.0-1063.66
linux-lts-xenial< 4.4.0-230.264~14.04.1
linux-oemAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.10All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.14< 5.14.0-1027.30
linux-oem-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle< 4.15.0-1093.102~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1093.102 | < 5.4.0-1071.77
linux-oracle-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.13< 5.13.0-1028.33~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.4< 5.4.0-1071.77~18.04.1
linux-oracle-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-raspi< 5.4.0-1060.68
linux-raspi-5.4< 5.4.0-1060.68~18.04.1
linux-raspi-realtimeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-raspi2< 4.15.0-1109.116 | All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-realtimeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscvAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-snapdragon< 4.15.0-1127.136