CVE-2025-71193
NoneCVSS
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EPSS
0.2%
Published
Feb 4, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Kernel | 4.17.0 | 6.6.122 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | dtb-aarch64 | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-64kb | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-azure | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-default | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-docs | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-kvmsmall | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-obs-build | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-obs-qa | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-rt | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-source | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-syms | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | kernel-zfcpdump | 0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 |
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