# CVE-2025-39938: ASoC: qcom: q6apm-lpass-dais: Fix NULL pointer dereference if source graph failed

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-04 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: qcom: q6apm-lpass-dais: Fix NULL pointer dereference if source graph failed If earlier opening of source graph fails (e.g. ADSP rejects due to incorrect audioreach topology), the graph is closed and "dai_data->graph[dai->id]" is assigned NULL. Preparing the DAI for sink graph continues though and next call to q6apm_lpass_dai_prepare() receives dai_data->graph[dai->id]=NULL leading to NULL pointer exception: qcom-apm gprsvc:service:2:1: Error (1) Processing 0x01001002 cmd qcom-apm gprsvc:service:2:1: DSP returned error[1001002] 1 q6apm-lpass-dais 30000000.remoteproc:glink-edge:gpr:service@1:bedais: fail to start APM port 78 q6apm-lpass-dais 30000000.remoteproc:glink-edge:gpr:service@1:bedais: ASoC: error at snd_soc_pcm_dai_prepare on TX_CODEC_DMA_TX_3: -22 Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000a8 ... Call trace: q6apm_graph_media_format_pcm+0x48/0x120 (P) q6apm_lpass_dai_prepare+0x110/0x1b4 snd_soc_pcm_dai_prepare+0x74/0x108 __soc_pcm_prepare+0x44/0x160 dpcm_be_dai_prepare+0x124/0x1c0

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d1ba106c9e02a2e7d41e07be49031a0ff0ecaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411f7d4f7038200cdf6d4f71ee31026ebf2dfedb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c534dbfd1726502abcf0bd393a04214f62c050b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc336b242ea7e7a09b3ab9f885341455ca0a3bdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68f27f7c7708183e7873c585ded2f1b057ac5b97

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