CVE-2025-39760: usb: core: config: Prevent OOB read in SS endpoint companion parsing

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-09-11 · updated 2026-10-19
Weakness: CWE-125

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 products

Debian Linux: 11.0
Linux kernel: from 2.6.35 before 5.10.241; from 5.11 before 5.15.190; from 5.16 before 6.1.149; from 6.2 before 6.6.103; from 6.7 before 6.12.43; from 6.13 before 6.15.11 — fixed in 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.12.43, 6.15.11, 6.16.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.12.43. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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