GHSA-JX2W-33WW-4XJR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-03 09:30 – Updated: 2025-11-20 21:30
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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.

Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-38134"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-03T09:15:27Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: acpi: Prevent null pointer dereference in usb_acpi_add_usb4_devlink()\n\nAs demonstrated by the fix for update_port_device_state,\ncommit 12783c0b9e2c (\"usb: core: Prevent null pointer dereference in update_port_device_state\"),\nusb_hub_to_struct_hub() can return NULL in certain scenarios,\nsuch as during hub driver unbind or teardown race conditions,\neven if the underlying usb_device structure exists.\n\nPlus, all other places that call usb_hub_to_struct_hub() in the same file\ndo check for NULL return values.\n\nIf usb_hub_to_struct_hub() returns NULL, the subsequent access to\nhub-\u003eports[udev-\u003eportnum - 1] will cause a null pointer dereference.",
  "id": "GHSA-jx2w-33ww-4xjr",
  "modified": "2025-11-20T21:30:29Z",
  "published": "2025-07-03T09:30:34Z",
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fa544bff8466062e42949c93f3e528f4be5624b"
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}


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