# CVE-2025-37972: Input: mtk-pmic-keys - fix possible null pointer dereference

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.139, 6.6.91, 6.12.29, 6.14.7
- Published: 2025-05-20 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from b581acb49aec5c3b0af9ab1c537fb73481b79069, fixed in 334d74a798463ceec02a41eb0e2354aaac0d6249; from b581acb49aec5c3b0af9ab1c537fb73481b79069, fixed in 90fa6015ff83ef1c373cc61b7c924ab2bcbe1801; from b581acb49aec5c3b0af9ab1c537fb73481b79069, fixed in 619c05fb176c272ac6cecf723446b39723ee6d97; from b581acb49aec5c3b0af9ab1c537fb73481b79069, fixed in 09429ddb5a91e9e8f72cd18c012ec4171c2f85ec; from b581acb49aec5c3b0af9ab1c537fb73481b79069, fixed in 11cdb506d0fbf5ac05bf55f5afcb3a215c316490
- Linux: 6.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.1.139; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.91; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.29; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.14.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: mtk-pmic-keys - fix possible null pointer dereference In mtk_pmic_keys_probe, the regs parameter is only set if the button is parsed in the device tree. However, on hardware where the button is left floating, that node will most likely be removed not to enable that input. In that case the code will try to dereference a null pointer. Let's use the regs struct instead as it is defined for all supported platforms. Note that it is ok setting the key reg even if that latter is disabled as the interrupt won't be enabled anyway.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.139, 6.6.91, 6.12.29, 6.14.7) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334d74a798463ceec02a41eb0e2354aaac0d6249
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90fa6015ff83ef1c373cc61b7c924ab2bcbe1801
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/619c05fb176c272ac6cecf723446b39723ee6d97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09429ddb5a91e9e8f72cd18c012ec4171c2f85ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11cdb506d0fbf5ac05bf55f5afcb3a215c316490

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