Vulnerability · Published Feb 4, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-71193phy: qcom-qusb2: Fix NULL pointer dereference on early suspend

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-71193
Debian:13linux6.12.69-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71193
Debian:14linux6.18.8-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-117.117UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-117.117USN-8278-1
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1055.58UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1055.58USN-8278-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1057.60~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1056.62USN-8278-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1056.62UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.176.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1USN-8604-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.176.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.176.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1USN-8605-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1058.61UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1058.61USN-8278-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1USN-8570-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1054.60USN-8278-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1054.60UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1041.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1041.44USN-8278-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.176.17.0-41.41~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-124.124~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1055.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1055.56USN-8278-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1USN-8278-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-117.117.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-117.117.1USN-8278-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1USN-8278-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1054.57USN-8289-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.176.17.0-1031.31USN-8669-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.176.17.0-1031.31UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1USN-8289-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1054.57.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1054.57.1USN-8289-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1024.24USN-8296-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1030.30USN-8594-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1030.30UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1054.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3USN-8570-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1054.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1056.60USN-8278-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1056.60UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-117.117~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1032.33USN-8499-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1032.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71193

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 891a96f65ac3b12883ddbc6d1a9adf6e54dc903c – before f8a30ff99ae45d368737993961f7c334c76af5fa891a96f65ac3b12883ddbc6d1a9adf6e54dc903c – before beba460a299150b5d8dcbe3474a8f4bdf0205180891a96f65ac3b12883ddbc6d1a9adf6e54dc903c – before d50a9b7fd07296a1ab81c49ceba14cae3d31df86891a96f65ac3b12883ddbc6d1a9adf6e54dc903c – before 4ac15caa27ff842b068a54f1c6a8ff8b31f658e7891a96f65ac3b12883ddbc6d1a9adf6e54dc903c – before 1ca52c0983c34fca506921791202ed5bdafd5306
Linux Linux 4.17

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