CVE-2025-40116 Affecting linux-6.1 package, versions <6.1.158-1~deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LINUX61-14114919
  • published26 Nov 2025
  • disclosed12 Nov 2025

Introduced: 12 Nov 2025

NewCVE-2025-40116  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 linux-6.1 to version 6.1.158-1~deb11u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-6.1 package and not the linux-6.1 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: host: max3421-hcd: Fix error pointer dereference in probe cleanup

The kthread_run() function returns error pointers so the max3421_hcd->spi_thread pointer can be either error pointers or NULL. Check for both before dereferencing it.

CVSS Base Scores

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