CVE-2025-40116 — usb: host: max3421-hcd: Fix error pointer dereference in probe cleanup
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 e…
Published: 2025-11-12 · CVSS: Unscored
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7