CVE-2025-38134

usb: acpi: Prevent null pointer dereference in usb_acpi_add_usb4_devlink()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 3, 2025 at 08:35 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: acpi: Prevent null pointer dereference in usb_acpi_add_usb4_devlink() As demonstrated by the fix for update_port_device_state, commit 12783c0b9e2c ("usb: core: Prevent null pointer dereference in update_port_device_state"), usb_hub_to_struct_hub() can return NULL in certain scenarios, such as during hub driver unbind or teardown race conditions, even if the underlying usb_device structure exists. Plus, all other places that call usb_hub_to_struct_hub() in the same file do check for NULL return values. If usb_hub_to_struct_hub() returns NULL, the subsequent access to hub->ports[udev->portnum - 1] will cause a null pointer dereference.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.346.12 ≤ v < 6.15.36.12 ≤ v < 6.166.13 ≤ v < 6.15.36.12f1bfb4a6fed64de1771b43a76631942279851744
Vendor states this is fixed in 73fb0ec9436ae87bcae067ce35d6cdd72bade86c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8fa544bff8466062e42949c93f3e528f4be5624b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e3d530173b70514d4390a94f9f979acad689b70a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.34 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73fb0ec9436ae87bcae067ce35d6cdd72bade86c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fa544bff8466062e42949c93f3e528f4be5624b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3d530173b70514d4390a94f9f979acad689b70a

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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