CVE-2025-40116
usb: host: max3421-hcd: Fix error pointer dereference in probe cleanup
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 < 89838fe5c6c010ff8d3924f22afd9c18c5c95310 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 < 3facf69a735e730ae36387f18780fe420708aa91 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 < e0e0ce06f3571be9b26790e4df56ba37b1de8543 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 < 3723c3dda1cc82c9bbca08fcbd46705a361bfd56 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 < b0439e3762ac9ea580f714e1504a1827d1ad32f5 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 < e68ea6de1d0551f90d7a2c75f82cb3ebe5e397dc 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 < b682ce44bf20ada752a2f6ce70d5a575c56f6a35 05dfa5c9bc37933181b619e42ec0eeb41ef31362 < 186e8f2bdba551f3ae23396caccd452d985c23e3
Linux / Linux
3.16
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89838fe5c6c010ff8d3924f22afd9c18c5c95310 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3facf69a735e730ae36387f18780fe420708aa91 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e0ce06f3571be9b26790e4df56ba37b1de8543 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3723c3dda1cc82c9bbca08fcbd46705a361bfd56 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0439e3762ac9ea580f714e1504a1827d1ad32f5 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e68ea6de1d0551f90d7a2c75f82cb3ebe5e397dc git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b682ce44bf20ada752a2f6ce70d5a575c56f6a35 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/186e8f2bdba551f3ae23396caccd452d985c23e3