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Plain-English summary
This Linux kernel issue can crash affected systems when a National Instruments USB GPIB device is disconnected and the driver is used afterward. It is mainly an availability risk, not a data theft or privilege escalation issue based on the provided CVSS data.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted operational stability issue. Patch during normal kernel maintenance, but accelerate for lab, test, or industrial environments that rely on USB GPIB hardware and cannot tolerate local denial-of-service crashes.
Technical view
CVE-2025-22052 is a CWE-476 NULL pointer dereference in the Linux staging gpib ni_usb driver. After disconnect, bus_interface is set to NULL; later driver entry points could dereference it and trigger a kernel Oops. The fix checks bus_interface at entry points and returns -ENODEV.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Linux systems running affected 6.13 or 6.14-era kernels with the staging gpib ni_usb driver enabled and relevant USB GPIB hardware in use. General servers without this driver or device path are less likely exposed.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector is local, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, with high availability impact. The source bundle does not show KEV listing or active exploitation evidence, so active exploitation should not be assumed.
Researcher notes
The public description identifies the root cause and fix pattern but provides limited affected-version clarity. Validate exposure through kernel configuration, module presence, and vendor backports rather than upstream version numbers alone.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor kernel advisories for packages containing the referenced stable fixes.
- Prioritize patching systems that use the staging gpib ni_usb driver.
- If the driver is unnecessary, follow vendor guidance to disable or remove it.
- Monitor affected hosts for kernel Oops events after USB GPIB disconnects.
Validation and detection
- Inventory kernel versions and compare against vendor-fixed builds.
- Check whether the gpib ni_usb driver is built, loadable, or loaded.
- Confirm relevant systems received a kernel containing the cited fixes.
- Review logs for NULL dereference or Oops events involving ni_usb.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H1.83.6CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2d8d7959077c5d4b11d0dc6bd2167791fd1c72eCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dc98ba6f7304c188b267ef481281849638447bfCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a239c6e91b665f1837cf57b97fe638ef1baf2e78CVE reference, Linux
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NULL Pointer Dereference
NULL Pointer Dereference represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.