usb: atm: cxacru: fix a flaw in existing endpoint checks
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: 4 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: 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 ...
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.4.279 to before 5.4.291; 5.10.221 to before 5.10.235; 5.15.162 to before 5.15.179; 6.1.97 to before 6.1.131; 6.6.37 to before 6.6.83; 4.19.317 to before 4.20; 6.9.8 to before 6.10 | 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.131, 6.6.83, 4.20, 6.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.10 and later | 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.131, 6.6.83, 6.12.19, 6.13.7, 6.14 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4.279 to before 5.4.291; 5.10.221 to before 5.10.235; 5.15.162 to before 5.15.179; 6.1.97 to before 6.1.131; 6.6.37 to before 6.6.83; 4.19.317 to before 4.20; 6.9.8 to before 6.10 Fixed in 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.131, 6.6.83, 4.20, 6.10 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.10 and later Fixed in 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.131, 6.6.83, 6.12.19, 6.13.7, 6.14 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.19.317 to before 4.20; 5.4.279 to before 5.4.291; 5.10.221 to before 5.10.235; 5.15.162 to before 5.15.179; 6.1.97 to before 6.1.131; 6.6.37 to before 6.6.83; 6.9.8 to before 6.10; 6.10.1 to before 6.12.19; 6.13 to before 6.13.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.14 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.14 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.14 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.14 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.14 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.19.317 to before 4.20; 5.4.279 to before 5.4.291; 5.10.221 to before 5.10.235; 5.15.162 to before 5.15.179; 6.1.97 to before 6.1.131; 6.6.37 to before 6.6.83; 6.9.8 to before 6.10; 6.10.1 to before 6.12.19; 6.13 to before 6.13.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 rc7 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
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.14 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.131, 6.6.83, 4.20, 6.10
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.131, 6.6.83, 6.12.19, 6.13.7, 6.14
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-21916
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6h7-hvhw-m2p9
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcd592ab9dd8a2bfc36e75583b9006db2a77ec24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/319529e0356bd904528c64647725a2272d297c83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf4409f84023b52b5e9b36c0a071a121eee42138
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/197e78076c5ecd895f109158c4ea2954b9919af6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0475a885d69849b1ade38add6d64338dfa83a8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfc295f7cccf66cbd5123416bcf1bee2e1bd37de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/903b80c21458bb1e34c3a78c5fdc553821e357f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c90aad369899a607cfbc002bebeafd51e31900cd
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Sources
- CVE-2025-21916 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-21916 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q6h7-hvhw-m2p9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-21916 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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