CVE-2025-38153
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2025
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
net: usb: aqc111: fix error handling of usbnet read calls
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: aqc111: fix error handling of usbnet read calls Syzkaller, courtesy of syzbot, identified an error (see report [1]) in aqc111 driver, caused by incomplete sanitation of usb read calls' results. This problem is quite similar to the one fixed in commit 920a9fa27e78 ("net: asix: add proper error handling of usb read errors"). For instance, usbnet_read_cmd() may read fewer than 'size' bytes, even if the caller expected the full amount, and aqc111_read_cmd() will not check its result properly. As [1] shows, this may lead to MAC address in aqc111_bind() being only partly initialized, triggering KMSAN warnings. Fix the issue by verifying that the number of bytes read is as expected and not less. [1] Partial syzbot report: BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in is_valid_ether_addr include/linux/etherdevice.h:208 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in usbnet_probe+0x2e57/0x4390 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:1830 is_valid_ether_addr include/linux/etherdevice.h:208 [inline] usbnet_probe+0x2e57/0x4390 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:1830 usb_probe_interface+0xd01/0x1310 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x4d1/0xd90 drivers/base/dd.c:658 __driver_probe_device+0x268/0x380 drivers/base/dd.c:800 ... Uninit was stored to memory at: dev_addr_mod+0xb0/0x550 net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:582 __dev_addr_set include/linux/netdevice.h:4874 [inline] eth_hw_addr_set include/linux/etherdevice.h:325 [inline] aqc111_bind+0x35f/0x1150 drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c:717 usbnet_probe+0xbe6/0x4390 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:1772 usb_probe_interface+0xd01/0x1310 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396 ... Uninit was stored to memory at: ether_addr_copy include/linux/etherdevice.h:305 [inline] aqc111_read_perm_mac drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c:663 [inline] aqc111_bind+0x794/0x1150 drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c:713 usbnet_probe+0xbe6/0x4390 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:1772 usb_probe_interface+0xd01/0x1310 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] ... Local variable buf.i created at: aqc111_read_perm_mac drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c:656 [inline] aqc111_bind+0x221/0x1150 drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c:713 usbnet_probe+0xbe6/0x4390 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:1772
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| df2d59a2ab6c9ceac2c4104272fce03493b8f62f | affected | git | 8c97655275482ef5384ce0501640630a0fc0f6f4 | Unavailable | None listed |
| df2d59a2ab6c9ceac2c4104272fce03493b8f62f | affected | git | 11273279012c922f37cfb4dd95d142803fc07b98 | Unavailable | None listed |
| df2d59a2ab6c9ceac2c4104272fce03493b8f62f | affected | git | f398d2dfe450ce2c031d10b585448862d74a0501 | Unavailable | None listed |
| df2d59a2ab6c9ceac2c4104272fce03493b8f62f | affected | git | acb47a40b5e38be03ef659b7bacdddc592ed73b7 | Unavailable | None listed |
| df2d59a2ab6c9ceac2c4104272fce03493b8f62f | affected | git | 60790d287c1a1ced3554d4a87c2f27bf299a932a | Unavailable | None listed |
| df2d59a2ab6c9ceac2c4104272fce03493b8f62f | affected | git | 30a9e834c74e260533b8d0885e3c89f6f32f7993 | Unavailable | None listed |
| df2d59a2ab6c9ceac2c4104272fce03493b8f62f | affected | git | 7c01863b1c47f040d9674171e77789a423b9b128 | Unavailable | None listed |
| df2d59a2ab6c9ceac2c4104272fce03493b8f62f | affected | git | 405b0d610745fb5e84fc2961d9b960abb9f3d107 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.0 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.4.295 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.4.* | None listed |
| 5.10.239 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.186 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.1.142 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.6.94 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.34 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.15.3 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.15.* | None listed |
| 6.16 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |