CVE-2025-21704

usb: cdc-acm: Check control transfer buffer size before access

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 22, 2025 at 09:43 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 02:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: cdc-acm: Check control transfer buffer size before access If the first fragment is shorter than struct usb_cdc_notification, we can't calculate an expected_size. Log an error and discard the notification instead of reading lengths from memory outside the received data, which can lead to memory corruption when the expected_size decreases between fragments, causing `expected_size - acm->nb_index` to wrap. This issue has been present since the beginning of git history; however, it only leads to memory corruption since commit ea2583529cd1 ("cdc-acm: reassemble fragmented notifications"). A mitigating factor is that acm_ctrl_irq() can only execute after userspace has opened /dev/ttyACM*; but if ModemManager is running, ModemManager will do that automatically depending on the USB device's vendor/product IDs and its other interfaces.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.13 ≤ v < 5.4.2915.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1795.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1295.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2356.13 ≤ v < 6.13.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.796.7 ≤ v < 6.12.161da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac22.6.122.6.12 rc22.6.12 rc32.6.12 rc42.6.12 rc56.146.14 rc16.14 rc2
Vendor states this is fixed in 383d516a0ebc8641372b521c8cb717f0f1834831 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6abb510251e75f875797d8983a830e6731fa281c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7828e9363ac4d23b02419bf2a45b9f1d9fb35646 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 871619c2b78fdfe05afb4e8ba548678687beb812 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 90dd2f1b7342b9a671a5ea4160f408037b92b118 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a4e1ae5c0533964170197e4fb4f33bc8c1db5cd2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e563b01208f4d1f609bcab13333b6c0e24ce6a01 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f64079bef6a8a7823358c3f352ea29a617844636 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.235 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.179 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.291 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.129 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.79 (unaffected)

References (13)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/383d516a0ebc8641372b521c8cb717f0f1834831
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6abb510251e75f875797d8983a830e6731fa281c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7828e9363ac4d23b02419bf2a45b9f1d9fb35646
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/871619c2b78fdfe05afb4e8ba548678687beb812
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90dd2f1b7342b9a671a5ea4160f408037b92b118
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4e1ae5c0533964170197e4fb4f33bc8c1db5cd2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e563b01208f4d1f609bcab13333b6c0e24ce6a01
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f64079bef6a8a7823358c3f352ea29a617844636

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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