# CVE-2025-38275: phy: qcom-qmp-usb: Fix an NULL vs IS\_ERR() bug

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.16
- Published: 2025-07-10 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.15.93, fixed in 5.16
- Linux: 6.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: qcom-qmp-usb: Fix an NULL vs IS_ERR() bug The qmp_usb_iomap() helper function currently returns the raw result of devm_ioremap() for non-exclusive mappings. Since devm_ioremap() may return a NULL pointer and the caller only checks error pointers with IS_ERR(), NULL could bypass the check and lead to an invalid dereference. Fix the issue by checking if devm_ioremap() returns NULL. When it does, qmp_usb_iomap() now returns an error pointer via IOMEM_ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM), ensuring safe and consistent error handling.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.16) 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/0b979a409e40457ca1b5cb48755d1f34eee58805
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/127dfb4f1c5a2b622039c5d203f321380ea36665
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5072c1749197fc28b27d7efc0d80320d7cac9572
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c33117f00c8c5363c22676931b22ae5041f7603
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d14402a38c2d868cacb1facaf9be908ca6558e59

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