CVE-2025-21776

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

USB: hub: Ignore non-compliant devices with too many configs or interfaces

Robert Morris created a test program which can cause
usb_hub_to_struct_hub() to dereference a NULL or inappropriate
pointer:

Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0xcccccccccccccccc: 0000 [#1] SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC PTI
CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 117 Comm: kworker/7:1 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc3-00017-gf44d154d6e3d #14
Hardware name: FreeBSD BHYVE/BHYVE, BIOS 14.0 10/17/2021
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
RIP: 0010:usb_hub_adjust_deviceremovable+0x78/0x110
...
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 ? die_addr+0x31/0x80
 ? exc_general_protection+0x1b4/0x3c0
 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x26/0x30
 ? usb_hub_adjust_deviceremovable+0x78/0x110
 hub_probe+0x7c7/0xab0
 usb_probe_interface+0x14b/0x350
 really_probe+0xd0/0x2d0
 ? __pfx___device_attach_driver+0x10/0x10
 __driver_probe_device+0x6e/0x110
 driver_probe_device+0x1a/0x90
 __device_attach_driver+0x7e/0xc0
 bus_for_each_drv+0x7f/0xd0
 __device_attach+0xaa/0x1a0
 bus_probe_device+0x8b/0xa0
 device_add+0x62e/0x810
 usb_set_configuration+0x65d/0x990
 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x4b/0x70
 usb_probe_device+0x36/0xd0

The cause of this error is that the device has two interfaces, and the
hub driver binds to interface 1 instead of interface 0, which is where
usb_hub_to_struct_hub() looks.

We can prevent the problem from occurring by refusing to accept hub
devices that violate the USB spec by having more than one
configuration or interface.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
LinuxCNA
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
𝑥
< 6.1.129
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.79
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.16
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.13.4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.14:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.14:rc2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
bookworm
6.1.129-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
trixie
6.12.20-1
fixed
sid
6.12.21-1
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.129-1~deb11u1
fixed