CVE-2025-39760
usb: core: config: Prevent OOB read in SS endpoint companion parsing
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: core: config: Prevent OOB read in SS endpoint companion parsing usb_parse_ss_endpoint_companion() checks descriptor type before length, enabling a potentially odd read outside of the buffer size. Fix this up by checking the size first before looking at any of the fields in the descriptor.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/058ad2b722812708fe90567875704ae36563e33b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe6f472f0beef4281e6f03bc38a910a33be663f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5badd56c711e2c8371d1670f9bd486697575423c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c3097ede7835d3caf6543eb70ff689af4550cd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9512510cee7d1becdb0e9413fdd3ab783e4e30ee
References (11)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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