Data loss via stale xHCI event matching
Published May 9, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Race condition in Linux kernel 6.10 allows local users to cause data loss or a buffer use-after-free through xHCI event handling. The xHCI ring handler can match a delayed underrun or overrun event to a newly queued transfer descriptor at the old enqueue position and return that descriptor prematurely. The race requires an xHCI controller, isochronous transfers, a missed-service error, and delayed interrupt handling; consequences are limited to transfer data loss or controller access to a freed buffer.
Summary
What happened
Race condition in Linux kernel 6.10 allows local users to cause data loss or a buffer use-after-free through xHCI event handling. The xHCI ring handler can match a delayed underrun or overrun event to a newly queued transfer descriptor at the old enqueue position and return that descriptor prematurely. The race requires an xHCI controller, isochronous transfers, a missed-service error, and delayed interrupt handling; consequences are limited to transfer data loss or controller access to a freed buffer.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-37882
- Published
- May 9, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=608b973b70f87e9a9bafbfdfa16aab68507aef45 <16a7a8e6c47fea5c847beb696c8c21a7a44c1915
- Affected versionversion=608b973b70f87e9a9bafbfdfa16aab68507aef45 <39a080a2925c81b0f1da0add44722ef2b78e5454
- Affected versionversion=608b973b70f87e9a9bafbfdfa16aab68507aef45 <906dec15b9b321b546fd31a3c99ffc13724c7af4
- Affected versionversion=6.10
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