CVE-2025-71193
phy: qcom-qusb2: Fix NULL pointer dereference on early suspend
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 4, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 31, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
phy: qcom-qusb2: Fix NULL pointer dereference on early suspend
Enabling runtime PM before attaching the QPHY instance as driver data can lead to a NULL pointer dereference in runtime PM callbacks that expect valid driver data. There is a small window where the suspend callback may run after PM runtime enabling and before runtime forbid. This causes a sporadic crash during boot:
``` Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000a1 [...] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 11 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 6.16.7+ #116 PREEMPT Workqueue: pm pm_runtime_work pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : qusb2_phy_runtime_suspend+0x14/0x1e0 [phy_qcom_qusb2] lr : pm_generic_runtime_suspend+0x2c/0x44 [...] ```
Attach the QPHY instance as driver data before enabling runtime PM to prevent NULL pointer dereference in runtime PM callbacks.
Reorder pm_runtime_enable() and pm_runtime_forbid() to prevent a short window where an unnecessary runtime suspend can occur.
Use the devres-managed version to ensure PM runtime is symmetrically disabled during driver removal for proper cleanup.
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Weaknesses
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Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8a30ff99ae45d368737993961f7c334c76af5fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beba460a299150b5d8dcbe3474a8f4bdf0205180
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d50a9b7fd07296a1ab81c49ceba14cae3d31df86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ac15caa27ff842b068a54f1c6a8ff8b31f658e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ca52c0983c34fca506921791202ed5bdafd5306
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