Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 3, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed