CVE-2025-37994 usb: typec: ucsi: displayport: Fix NULL pointer access

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UCSI driver can cause a system crash during USB partner removal.

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-2025-37994?

CVE-2025-37994 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 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: typec: ucsi: displayport: Fix NULL pointer access

This patch ensures that the UCSI driver waits for all pending tasks in the ucsi_displayport_work workqueue to finish executing before proceeding with the partner removal.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-37994?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2025-37994?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-37994 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37994 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-37994, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37994, GHSA-p49g-r9vw-4fm8, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-37994, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-37994, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-37994 and 2 more.

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