GHSA-xv8v-5726-pq4v

GHSA-xv8v-5726-pq4v PUBLISHED CVSS 6.800000190734863 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.19.9. The USB subsystem mishandles size checks during the reading of an extra descriptor, related to __usb_get_extra_descriptor in drivers/usb/core/usb.c.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

6.800000190734863

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)

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