Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/21/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/szymonh/rndis-coThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/38ea1eac7d88072bbffb630e2b3db83ca649b826Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/21/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/szymonh/rndis-coThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/38ea1eac7d88072bbffb630e2b3db83ca649b826Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 20, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified