{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2025-38558", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T04:51:24.025Z", "datePublished": "2025-08-19T17:02:36.355Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:30:25.157Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:30:25.157Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: gadget: uvc: Initialize frame-based format color matching descriptor\n\nFix NULL pointer crash in uvcg_framebased_make due to uninitialized color\nmatching descriptor for frame-based format which was added in\ncommit f5e7bdd34aca (\"usb: gadget: uvc: Allow creating new color matching\ndescriptors\") that added handling for uncompressed and mjpeg format.\n\nCrash is seen when userspace configuration (via configfs) does not\nexplicitly define the color matching descriptor. If color_matching is not\nfound, config_group_find_item() returns NULL. The code then jumps to\nout_put_cm, where it calls config_item_put(color_matching);. If\ncolor_matching is NULL, this will dereference a null pointer, leading to a\ncrash.\n\n[ 2.746440] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 000000000000008c\n[ 2.756273] Mem abort info:\n[ 2.760080] ESR = 0x0000000096000005\n[ 2.764872] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits\n[ 2.771068] SET = 0, FnV = 0\n[ 2.771069] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0\n[ 2.771070] FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault\n[ 2.771071] Data abort info:\n[ 2.771072] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005, ISS2 = 0x00000000\n[ 2.771073] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0\n[ 2.771074] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0\n[ 2.771075] user pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs, pgdp=00000000a3e59000\n[ 2.771077] [000000000000008c] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000, pud=0000000000000000\n[ 2.771081] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP\n[ 2.771084] Dumping ftrace buffer:\n[ 2.771085] (ftrace buffer empty)\n[ 2.771138] CPU: 7 PID: 486 Comm: ln Tainted: G W E 6.6.58-android15\n[ 2.771139] Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. SunP QRD HDK (DT)\n[ 2.771140] pstate: 61400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\n[ 2.771141] pc : __uvcg_fill_strm+0x198/0x2cc\n[ 2.771145] lr : __uvcg_iter_strm_cls+0xc8/0x17c\n[ 2.771146] sp : ffffffc08140bbb0\n[ 2.771146] x29: ffffffc08140bbb0 x28: ffffff803bc81380 x27: ffffff8023bbd250\n[ 2.771147] x26: ffffff8023bbd250 x25: ffffff803c361348 x24: ffffff803d8e6768\n[ 2.771148] x23: 0000000000000004 x22: 0000000000000003 x21: ffffffc08140bc48\n[ 2.771149] x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffffffc08140bc48 x18: ffffffe9f8cf4a00\n[ 2.771150] x17: 000000001bf64ec3 x16: 000000001bf64ec3 x15: ffffff8023bbd250\n[ 2.771151] x14: 000000000000000f x13: 004c4b40000f4240 x12: 000a2c2a00051615\n[ 2.771152] x11: 000000000000004f x10: ffffffe9f76b40ec x9 : ffffffe9f7e389d0\n[ 2.771153] x8 : ffffff803d0d31ce x7 : 000f4240000a2c2a x6 : 0005161500028b0a\n[ 2.771154] x5 : ffffff803d0d31ce x4 : 0000000000000003 x3 : 0000000000000000\n[ 2.771155] x2 : ffffffc08140bc50 x1 : ffffffc08140bc48 x0 : 0000000000000000\n[ 2.771156] Call trace:\n[ 2.771157] __uvcg_fill_strm+0x198/0x2cc\n[ 2.771157] __uvcg_iter_strm_cls+0xc8/0x17c\n[ 2.771158] uvcg_streaming_class_allow_link+0x240/0x290\n[ 2.771159] configfs_symlink+0x1f8/0x630\n[ 2.771161] vfs_symlink+0x114/0x1a0\n[ 2.771163] do_symlinkat+0x94/0x28c\n[ 2.771164] __arm64_sys_symlinkat+0x54/0x70\n[ 2.771164] invoke_syscall+0x58/0x114\n[ 2.771166] el0_svc_common+0x80/0xe0\n[ 2.771168] do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28\n[ 2.771169] el0_svc+0x3c/0x70\n[ 2.771172] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x68/0xbc\n[ 2.771173] el0t_64_sync+0x1a8/0x1ac\n\nInitialize color matching descriptor for frame-based format to prevent\nNULL pointer crash by mirroring the handling done for uncompressed and\nmjpeg formats." } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "7b5a58952fc3b51905c2963647485565df1e5e26", "lessThan": "6db61c1aa23075eeee90e083ca3f6567a5635da6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "7b5a58952fc3b51905c2963647485565df1e5e26", "lessThan": "7f8576fc9d1a203d12474bf52710c7af68cae490", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "7b5a58952fc3b51905c2963647485565df1e5e26", "lessThan": "323a80a1a5ace319a722909c006d5bdb2a35d273", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.13", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.13", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.15.10", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.16.1", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.16.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.17", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15.10" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.16.1" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.17" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6db61c1aa23075eeee90e083ca3f6567a5635da6" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f8576fc9d1a203d12474bf52710c7af68cae490" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/323a80a1a5ace319a722909c006d5bdb2a35d273" } ], "title": "usb: gadget: uvc: Initialize frame-based format color matching descriptor", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }