CVE-2025-21918
usb: typec: ucsi: Fix NULL pointer access
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: ucsi: Fix NULL pointer access Resources should be released only after all threads that utilize them have been destroyed. This commit ensures that resources are not released prematurely by waiting for the associated workqueue to complete before deallocating them.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/079a3e52f3e751bb8f5937195bdf25c5d14fdff0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46fba7be161bb89068958138ea64ec33c0b446d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/592a0327d026a122e97e8e8bb7c60cbbe7697344
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a735a8a46f6ebf898bbefd96659ca5da798bce0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b13abcb7ddd8d38de769486db5bd917537b32ab1
References (6)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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