CVE-2025-40116

Unknown

Description

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.

SeverityUnknown
CVSS—
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedNov 12, 2025
First seenNov 12, 2025

How to fix

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  • Linux Linux89838fe5c6c010ff8d3924f22afd9c18c5c95310, 3facf69a735e730ae36387f18780fe420708aa91, e0e0ce06f3571be9b26790e4df56ba37b1de8543, 3723c3dda1cc82c9bbca08fcbd46705a361bfd56, b0439e3762ac9ea580f714e1504a1827d1ad32f5, e68ea6de1d0551f90d7a2c75f82cb3ebe5e397dc, b682ce44bf20ada752a2f6ce70d5a575c56f6a35, 186e8f2bdba551f3ae23396caccd452d985c23e3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linux05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 ≤ v < 89838fe5c6c010ff8d3924f22afd9c18c5c95310, 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 ≤ v < 3facf69a735e730ae36387f18780fe420708aa91, 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 ≤ v < e0e0ce06f3571be9b26790e4df56ba37b1de8543, 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 ≤ v < 3723c3dda1cc82c9bbca08fcbd46705a361bfd56, 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 ≤ v < b0439e3762ac9ea580f714e1504a1827d1ad32f5, 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 ≤ v < e68ea6de1d0551f90d7a2c75f82cb3ebe5e397dc, 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 ≤ v < b682ce44bf20ada752a2f6ce70d5a575c56f6a35, 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 ≤ v < 186e8f2bdba551f3ae23396caccd452d985c23e3, 3.1689838fe5c6c010ff8d3924f22afd9c18c5c95310, 3facf69a735e730ae36387f18780fe420708aa91, e0e0ce06f3571be9b26790e4df56ba37b1de8543, 3723c3dda1cc82c9bbca08fcbd46705a361bfd56, b0439e3762ac9ea580f714e1504a1827d1ad32f5, e68ea6de1d0551f90d7a2c75f82cb3ebe5e397dc, b682ce44bf20ada752a2f6ce70d5a575c56f6a35, 186e8f2bdba551f3ae23396caccd452d985c23e3

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