What is CVE-2022-25375?

CVE-2022-25375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-25375?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-25375 known to be exploited?

14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-25375

An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/gadget/function/rndis.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.10. The RNDIS USB gadget lacks validation of the size of the RNDIS_MSG_SET command. Attackers can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory.

Published 2022-02-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1284 — Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10 (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/38ea1eac7d88072bbffb630e2b3db83ca649b826 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/szymonh/rndis-co (Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/21/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25375?: CVE-2022-25375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-25375?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-25375 known to be exploited?: 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.