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TI-2025-15827 Aliases CVE-2025-21877GHSA-x566-29g2-c4g8

usbnet: gl620a: fix endpoint checking in genelink_bind()

Priority LOW 24Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: gl620a: fix endpoint checking in genelink_bind() Syzbot reports [1] a warning in usb_submit_urb() triggered by inconsistencies between expected and actually present endpoints in gl620a driver. Since genelink_bind() does not properly verify whether specified eps are in fact provided by the device, in this case, an artificially manufactured one, one may get a mismatch. Fix the issue by resorting to a usbnet utility function usbnet_get_endpoints(), usually reserved for this very problem. Check for endpoints and return early before proceeding further if any are missing. [1] Syzbot report: usb 5-1: Manufacturer: syz usb 5-1: SerialNumber: syz usb 5-1: config 0 descriptor?? gl620a 5-1:0.23 usb0: register 'gl620a' at usb-dummy_hcd.0-1, ... ------------[ cut here ]------------ usb 5-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 3 != type 1 WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1841 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:503 usb_submit_urb+0xe4b/0x1730 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:503 Modules linked in: CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 1841 Comm: kworker/2:2 Not tainted 6.12.0-syzkaller-07834-g06afb0f36106 #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014 Workqueue: mld mld_ifc_work RIP: 0010:usb_submit_urb+0xe4b/0x1730 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:503 ... Call Trace: <TASK> usbnet_start_xmit+0x6be/0x2780 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:1467 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5002 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5011 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3590 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x9a/0x7b0 net/core/dev.c:3606 sch_direct_xmit+0x1ae/0xc30 net/sched/sch_generic.c:343 __dev_xmit_skb net/core/dev.c:3827 [inline] __dev_queue_xmit+0x13d4/0x43e0 net/core/dev.c:4400 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3168 [inline] neigh_resolve_output net/core/neighbour.c:1514 [inline] neigh_resolve_output+0x5bc/0x950 net/core/neighbour.c:1494 neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:539 [inline] ip6_finish_output2+0xb1b/0x2070 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:141 __ip6_finish_output net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:215 [inline] ip6_finish_output+0x3f9/0x1360 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:226 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:303 [inline] ip6_output+0x1f8/0x540 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:247 dst_output include/net/dst.h:450 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:314 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:308 [inline] mld_sendpack+0x9f0/0x11d0 net/ipv6/mcast.c:1819 mld_send_cr net/ipv6/mcast.c:2120 [inline] mld_ifc_work+0x740/0xca0 net/ipv6/mcast.c:2651 process_one_work+0x9c5/0x1ba0 kernel/workqueue.c:3229 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3310 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf00 kernel/workqueue.c:3391 kthread+0x2c1/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 </TASK>

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00233 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179 +5Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux2.6.14 and later5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.130, 6.6.81, 6.12.18, 6.13.6, 6.14Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.14 and later Fixed in 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.130, 6.6.81, 6.12.18, 6.13.6, 6.14 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.14 to before 5.4.291; 5.5 to before 5.10.235; 5.11 to before 5.15.179; 5.16 to before 6.1.130; 6.2 to before 6.6.81; 6.7 to before 6.12.18; 6.13 to before 6.13.6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.14 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.14 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.14 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*6.14 rc4VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.14 to before 5.4.291; 5.5 to before 5.10.235; 5.11 to before 5.15.179; 5.16 to before 6.1.130; 6.2 to before 6.6.81; 6.7 to before 6.12.18; 6.13 to before 6.13.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.14 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.14 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.14 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.14 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.130, 6.6.81, 6.12.18, 6.13.6, 6.14

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-21877
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x566-29g2-c4g8
  3. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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