CVE-2025-22028: linux kernel vulnerability

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vimc: skip .s_stream() for stopped entities Syzbot reported [1] a warning prompted by a check in call_s_stream() that checks whether .s_stream() operation is warranted for unstarted or stopped subdevs. Add a simple fix in vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate() ensuring that entities skip a call to .s_stream() unless they have been previously properly started. [1] Syzbot report: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5933 at drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c:460 call_s_stream+0x2df/0x350 drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c:460 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5933 Comm: syz-executor330 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc2-syzkaller-00362-g2d8308bf5b67 #0 ... Call Trace: <TASK> vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate+0x218/0x320 drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c:62 vimc_streamer_pipeline_init drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c:101 [inline] vimc_streamer_s_stream+0x650/0x9a0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c:203 vimc_capture_start_streaming+0xa1/0x130 drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-capture.c:256 vb2_start_streaming+0x15f/0x5a0 drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c:1789 vb2_core_streamon+0x2a7/0x450 drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c:2348 vb2_streamon drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c:875 [inline] vb2_ioctl_streamon+0xf4/0x170 drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c:1118 __video_do_ioctl+0xaf0/0xf00 drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c:3122 video_usercopy+0x4d2/0x1620 drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c:3463 v4l2_ioctl+0x1ba/0x250 drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c:366 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:906 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:892 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x190/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:892 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x250 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f2b85c01b19 ...

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-22028, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) affecting linux kernel, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether linux kernel is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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