usbnet:fix NPE during rx_complete
Priority LOW 21CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- 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. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet:fix NPE during rx_complete Missing usbnet_going_away Check in Critical Path. The usb_submit_urb function lacks a usbnet_going_away validation, whereas __usbnet_queue_skb includes this check. This inconsistency creates a race condition where: A URB request may succeed, but the corresponding SKB data fails to be queued. Subsequent processes: (e.g., rx_complete → defer_bh → __skb_unlink(skb, list)) attempt to access skb->next, triggering a NULL pointer dereference (Kernel Panic).
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00196 9th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.6.87 +6Red Hat: 4 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.168 to before 5.15.180; 6.1.113 to before 6.1.134; 6.6.54 to before 6.6.87; 6.10.13 to before 6.11; 6.11.2 to before 6.12 | 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.6.87, 6.11, 6.12 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12 and later | 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.6.87, 6.12.23, 6.13.11, 6.14.2, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.15.168 to before 5.15.180; 6.1.113 to before 6.1.134; 6.6.54 to before 6.6.87; 6.10.13 to before 6.11; 6.11.2 to before 6.12 Fixed in 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.6.87, 6.11, 6.12 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.12 and later Fixed in 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.6.87, 6.12.23, 6.13.11, 6.14.2, 6.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15.168 to before 5.15.180; 6.1.113 to before 6.1.134; 6.6.54 to before 6.6.87; 6.10.13 to before 6.11; 6.11.2 to before 6.12.23; 6.13 to before 6.13.11; 6.14 to before 6.14.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15.168 to before 5.15.180; 6.1.113 to before 6.1.134; 6.6.54 to before 6.6.87; 6.10.13 to before 6.11; 6.11.2 to before 6.12.23; 6.13 to before 6.13.11; 6.14 to before 6.14.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.6.87, 6.11, 6.12
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.6.87, 6.12.23, 6.13.11, 6.14.2, 6.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| 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 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-22050
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w6v4-56gc-2jmg
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95789c2f94fd29dce8759f9766baa333f749287c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f10f83acfd619e13c64d6705908dfd792f19544
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acacd48a37b52fc95f621765762c04152b58d642
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d689645cd1594ea1d13cb0c404f8ad1011353e0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c30988588b28393e3e8873d5654f910e86391ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd9ee3f0d6a53844f65efde581c91bbb0ff749ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51de3600093429e3b712e5f091d767babc5dd6df
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Sources
- CVE-2025-22050 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-22050 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w6v4-56gc-2jmg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-22050 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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