CVE-2025-22028

Service interruption via invalid stream-stop call

Published Apr 16, 2025 · Updated May 23, 2026

Improper stream-state handling in the Linux kernel VIMC driver allows local users to interrupt service through video streaming. During pipeline termination, vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate() calls an entity's .s_stream() stop operation even when that entity was never successfully started. Reachability requires local access to a VIMC video device and a pipeline initialization that stops after only some entities start.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper stream-state handling in the Linux kernel VIMC driver allows local users to interrupt service through video streaming. During pipeline termination, vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate() calls an entity's .s_stream() stop operation even when that entity was never successfully started. Reachability requires local access to a VIMC video device and a pipeline initialization that stops after only some entities start.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-22028
Published
Apr 16, 2025
Updated
May 23, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.14.108 <4.15
  2. Affected versionversion=4.19.31 <4.20
  3. Affected versionversion=5.0.4 <5.1
  4. Affected versionversion=5.1
  5. Affected versionversion=73236bf581e96eb48808fea522351ed81e24c9cc
  6. Affected versionversion=77fbb561bb09f56877dd84318212da393909975f
  7. Affected versionversion=adc589d2a20808fb99d46a78175cd023f2040338 <36cef585e2a31e4ddf33a004b0584a7a572246de
  8. Affected versionversion=adc589d2a20808fb99d46a78175cd023f2040338 <6f6064dab4dcfb7e34a395040a0c9dc22cc8765d
  9. Affected versionversion=adc589d2a20808fb99d46a78175cd023f2040338 <7a58d4c4cf8ff60ab1f93399deefaf6057da91c7
  10. Affected versionversion=adc589d2a20808fb99d46a78175cd023f2040338 <845e9286ff99ee88cfdeb2b748f730003a512190
  11. Affected versionversion=adc589d2a20808fb99d46a78175cd023f2040338 <a505075730d23ccc19fc4ac382a0ed73b630c057
  12. Affected versionversion=e7ae48ae47227c0302b9f4b15a5bf45934a55673

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=4.14.108 <4.15; version=4.19.31 <4.20; version=5.0.4 <5.1; version=5.1; version=73236bf581e96eb48808fea522351ed81e24c9cc; version=77fbb561bb09f56877dd84318212da393909975f; version=adc589d2a20808fb99d46a78175cd023f2040338 <36cef585e2a31e4ddf33a004b0584a7a572246de; version=adc589d2a20808fb99d46a78175cd023f2040338 <6f6064dab4dcfb7e34a395040a0c9dc22cc8765d; version=adc589d2a20808fb99d46a78175cd023f2040338 <7a58d4c4cf8ff60ab1f93399deefaf6057da91c7; version=adc589d2a20808fb99d46a78175cd023f2040338 <845e9286ff99ee88cfdeb2b748f730003a512190; version=adc589d2a20808fb99d46a78175cd023f2040338 <a505075730d23ccc19fc4ac382a0ed73b630c057; version=e7ae48ae47227c0302b9f4b15a5bf45934a55673

Published CVSS scores

5.5Amazon LinuxCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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