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CVE-2025-40275

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CVE-2025-40275

Published: Dec 6, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
17156f23e93c0f59e06dd2aaffd06221341caaee - < 23aea9c74aeea2625aaf4fbcc6beb9d09e30f9e4
affected
17156f23e93c0f59e06dd2aaffd06221341caaee - < c5c08965ab96b16361e69a1e2a0e89dbcb99b5a6
affected
17156f23e93c0f59e06dd2aaffd06221341caaee - < 9f282104627be5fbded3102ff9004f753c55a063
affected
17156f23e93c0f59e06dd2aaffd06221341caaee - < 2762d3ea9c929ca4094541ca517c317ffa94625b
affected
17156f23e93c0f59e06dd2aaffd06221341caaee - < 57f607c112966c21240c424b33e2cb71e121dcf0

+3 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
4.18
unaffected
0 - < 4.18
unaffected
5.4.302 - <= 5.4.*
unaffected
5.10.247 - <= 5.10.*
unaffected
5.15.197 - <= 5.15.*

+5 more versions

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