phy: qcom-qusb2: Fix NULL pointer dereference on early suspend
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
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: qcom-qusb2: Fix NULL pointer dereference on early suspend Enabling runtime PM before attaching the QPHY instance as driver data can lead to a NULL pointer dereference in runtime PM callbacks that expect valid driver data. There is a small window where the suspend callback may run after PM runtime enabling and before runtime forbid. This causes a sporadic crash during boot: ``` Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000a1 [...] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 11 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 6.16.7+ #116 PREEMPT Workqueue: pm pm_runtime_work pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : qusb2_phy_runtime_suspend+0x14/0x1e0 [phy_qcom_qusb2] lr : pm_generic_runtime_suspend+0x2c/0x44 [...] ``` Attach the QPHY instance as driver data before enabling runtime PM to prevent NULL pointer dereference in runtime PM callbacks. Reorder pm_runtime_enable() and pm_runtime_forbid() to prevent a short window where an unnecessary runtime suspend can occur. Use the devres-managed version to ensure PM runtime is symmetrically disabled during driver removal for proper cleanup.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.122, 6.12.67, 6.18.7, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71193
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wqf4-5q2q-7334
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@f8a30ff99ae45d368737993961f7c334c76af5fa · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8a30ff99ae45d368737993961f7c334c76af5fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beba460a299150b5d8dcbe3474a8f4bdf0205180
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d50a9b7fd07296a1ab81c49ceba14cae3d31df86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ac15caa27ff842b068a54f1c6a8ff8b31f658e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ca52c0983c34fca506921791202ed5bdafd5306
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Sources
- CVE-2025-71193 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-71193 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wqf4-5q2q-7334 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-71193 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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