CVE-2025-22044: Linux kernel · acpi: nfit: fix narrowing conversion in acpi_nfit_ctl
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:31 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Apr 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to properly validate the original 64-bit input value before conversion and to return an error immediately on invalid input. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this fix. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the patch.
Description
CVE-2025-22044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ACPI NFIT driver. It involves a narrowing conversion issue in the acpi_nfit_ctl function where a 64-bit user input value is improperly converted to a 32-bit integer before validation. This can cause invalid arguments to be passed, potentially leading to undefined behavior and denial of service. The vulnerability was reported by Syzkaller and fixed by ensuring proper validation of the original 64-bit input value.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22044 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ff0e408db36c21ed3fa5e3c1e0e687c82cf132f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b65cff06a004ac54f6ea8886060f0d07b1ca055 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/73851cfceb00cc77d7a0851bc10f2263394c3e87 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f11291658ab907c4294319c8102450cc75bb96 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/92ba06aef65522483784dcbd6697629ddbd4c4f9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bae5b55e0f327102e78f6a66fb127275e9bc91b6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c90402d2a226ff7afbe1d0650bee8ecc15a91049 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e71a57c5aaa389d4c3c82f920761262efdd18d38 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html (opens in a new tab)