CVE-2025-38507

HID: nintendo: avoid bluetooth suspend/resume stalls

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:18 PM 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: HID: nintendo: avoid bluetooth suspend/resume stalls Ensure we don't stall or panic the kernel when using bluetooth-connected controllers. This was reported as an issue on android devices using kernel 6.6 due to the resume hook which had been added for usb joycons. First, set a new state value to JOYCON_CTLR_STATE_SUSPENDED in a newly-added nintendo_hid_suspend. This makes sure we will not stall out the kernel waiting for input reports during led classdev suspend. The stalls could happen if connectivity is unreliable or lost to the controller prior to suspend. Second, since we lose connectivity during suspend, do not try joycon_init() for bluetooth controllers in the nintendo_hid_resume path. Tested via multiple suspend/resume flows when using the controller both in USB and bluetooth modes.

Affected

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

5.16 ≤ v < 6.12.396.13 ≤ v < 6.15.72af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a5.166.166.16 rc16.16 rc26.16 rc3
Vendor states this is fixed in 4a0381080397e77792a5168069f174d3e56175ff (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 72cb7eef06a5cde42b324dea85fa11fd5bb6a08a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7b4a026313529a487821ef6ab494a61f12c1db08 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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