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.
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Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title usb: host: max3421-hcd: Fix error pointer dereference in probe cleanup
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-12T10:23:17.569Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.168Z

Link: CVE-2025-40116

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-12T11:15:40.877

Modified: 2025-11-12T16:19:12.850

Link: CVE-2025-40116

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Updated: 2025-11-12T22:12:54Z