usb: host: max3421-hcd: Fix error pointer dereference in probe cleanup
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: host: max3421-hcd: Fix error pointer dereference in probe cleanup The kthread_run() function returns error pointers so the max3421_hcd->spi_thread pointer can be either error pointers or NULL. Check for both before dereferencing it.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00227 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195 +5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.16 and later | 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.16 and later Fixed in 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40116
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pp9h-36fp-569w
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89838fe5c6c010ff8d3924f22afd9c18c5c95310
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3facf69a735e730ae36387f18780fe420708aa91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e0ce06f3571be9b26790e4df56ba37b1de8543
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3723c3dda1cc82c9bbca08fcbd46705a361bfd56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0439e3762ac9ea580f714e1504a1827d1ad32f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e68ea6de1d0551f90d7a2c75f82cb3ebe5e397dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b682ce44bf20ada752a2f6ce70d5a575c56f6a35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/186e8f2bdba551f3ae23396caccd452d985c23e3
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Sources
- CVE-2025-40116 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40116 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pp9h-36fp-569w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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