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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-11-12T10:23:17.569Z

Last Modified :

2025-12-01T06:18:19.659Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-40116 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-40116.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/186e8f2bdba551f3ae23396caccd452d985c23e3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3723c3dda1cc82c9bbca08fcbd46705a361bfd56 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3facf69a735e730ae36387f18780fe420708aa91 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89838fe5c6c010ff8d3924f22afd9c18c5c95310 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0439e3762ac9ea580f714e1504a1827d1ad32f5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b682ce44bf20ada752a2f6ce70d5a575c56f6a35 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e0ce06f3571be9b26790e4df56ba37b1de8543 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e68ea6de1d0551f90d7a2c75f82cb3ebe5e397dc cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025111251-CVE-2025-40116-3942@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40116 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40116 cve-icon
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