CVE-2025-37813

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - NULL Pointer Dereference in XHCI Etron Workaround

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: xhci: Fix invalid pointer dereference in Etron workaround This check is performed before prepare_transfer() and prepare_ring(), so enqueue can already point at the final link TRB of a segment. And indeed it will, some 0.4% of times this code is called. Then enqueue + 1 is an invalid pointer. It will crash the kernel right away or load some junk which may look like a link TRB and cause the real link TRB to be replaced with a NOOP. This wouldn't end well. Use a functionally equivalent test which doesn't dereference the pointer and always gives correct result. Something has crashed my machine twice in recent days while playing with an Etron HC, and a control transfer stress test ran for confirmation has just crashed it again. The same test passes with this patch applied.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (19)
linux/Kernel < 6.6.89linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.14.5linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.26linux
Linux/Linux < 6.13
Linux/Linux 4725344ca645a98a9d8e45e25b01a2244de5b8aa
Linux/Linux 5e1c67abc9301d05130b7e267c204e7005503b33 - 0624e29c595b05e7a0e6d1c368f0a05799928e30
Linux/Linux 5e1c67abc9301d05130b7e267c204e7005503b33 - 1ea050da5562af9b930d17cbbe9632d30f5df43a
Linux/Linux 6.11.11 - 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12.2 - 6.12.26
Linux/Linux 6.12.26 - 6.12.*
... and 9 more
Published May 08, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026