CVE-2025-37811 usb: chipidea: ci_hdrc_imx: fix usbmisc handling
A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's i.MX USB driver can cause a system crash when the optional usbmisc property is missing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-37811?
CVE-2025-37811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: chipidea: ci_hdrc_imx: fix usbmisc handling
usbmisc is an optional device property so it is totally valid for the corresponding data->usbmisc_data to have a NULL value.
Check that before dereferencing the pointer.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace static analysis tool.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-37811?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-37811?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-37811 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37811 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-37811, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37811, GHSA-7wf9-8x5x-fv67, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-37811, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-37811, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-37811 and 1 more.