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

usbip: vhci_hcd: fix NULL deref in status_show_vhci

platform_get_drvdata() can return NULL if a VHCI host controller's
probe failed (e.g. due to USB bus number exhaustion). status_show_vhci()
checked for a NULL pdev but not for a NULL hcd returned by
platform_get_drvdata(). Passing NULL to hcd_to_vhci_hcd() does not
return NULL - it returns a pointer offset of 0x260, causing a NULL
pointer dereference when that value is subsequently dereferenced.

Add a NULL check on hcd before calling hcd_to_vhci_hcd(). Move
status_show_not_ready() above status_show_vhci() to make it callable
from the new error path without a forward declaration.
Published: 2026-09-24
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6528-1 linux security update
History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbip: vhci_hcd: fix NULL deref in status_show_vhci platform_get_drvdata() can return NULL if a VHCI host controller's probe failed (e.g. due to USB bus number exhaustion). status_show_vhci() checked for a NULL pdev but not for a NULL hcd returned by platform_get_drvdata(). Passing NULL to hcd_to_vhci_hcd() does not return NULL - it returns a pointer offset of 0x260, causing a NULL pointer dereference when that value is subsequently dereferenced. Add a NULL check on hcd before calling hcd_to_vhci_hcd(). Move status_show_not_ready() above status_show_vhci() to make it callable from the new error path without a forward declaration.
Title usbip: vhci_hcd: fix NULL deref in status_show_vhci
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-28T05:30:15.059Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T16:01:01.149Z

Link: CVE-2026-97484

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-24T17:17:25.933

Modified: 2026-09-28T06:16:34.397

Link: CVE-2026-97484

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-97484 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-09-25T04:15:13Z

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