CVE-2025-40275

Linux Kernel - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix NULL pointer dereference in snd_usb_mixer_controls_badd In snd_usb_create_streams(), for UAC version 3 devices, the Interface Association Descriptor (IAD) is retrieved via usb_ifnum_to_if(). If this call fails, a fallback routine attempts to obtain the IAD from the next interface and sets a BADD profile. However, snd_usb_mixer_controls_badd() assumes that the IAD retrieved from usb_ifnum_to_if() is always valid, without performing a NULL check. This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference when usb_ifnum_to_if() fails to find the interface descriptor. This patch adds a NULL pointer check after calling usb_ifnum_to_if() in snd_usb_mixer_controls_badd() to prevent the dereference. This issue was discovered by syzkaller, which triggered the bug by sending a crafted USB device descriptor.

Scores

EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 22.8%

Details

Status published
Products (25)
linux/Kernel 4.18.0 - 5.4.302linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.197linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.159linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.247linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.17.9linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.117linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.59linux
Linux/Linux < 4.18
Linux/Linux 17156f23e93c0f59e06dd2aaffd06221341caaee - 23aea9c74aeea2625aaf4fbcc6beb9d09e30f9e4
Linux/Linux 17156f23e93c0f59e06dd2aaffd06221341caaee - 2762d3ea9c929ca4094541ca517c317ffa94625b
... and 15 more
Published Dec 06, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026