# CVE-2026-90282: phy: qcom: qmp-usb-legacy: Fix possible NULL-deref on early runtime suspend

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from e464a3180a43b6596bd267f9f274e1793bfb8150, fixed in 602059c5128a78857ca92bd22791ab640185e381; from e464a3180a43b6596bd267f9f274e1793bfb8150, fixed in 29449ce1f5958e36df80318878016e3ecac26b40; from e464a3180a43b6596bd267f9f274e1793bfb8150, fixed in 52ad86ea5f98d29a7a29d9ba12e24276c6e30acd; from e464a3180a43b6596bd267f9f274e1793bfb8150, fixed in 0f9789d1b63e7d9f868ac9c29564339a4c03ceb5; from e464a3180a43b6596bd267f9f274e1793bfb8150, fixed in 8e3687f7e18fe84372e86875709d56c37e7525a8
- Linux: 6.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.6.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: qcom: qmp-usb-legacy: Fix possible NULL-deref on early runtime suspend There is a small window where the runtime suspend callback may run after pm_runtime_enable() and before pm_runtime_forbid(). In this case, a crash occurs because runtime suspend/resume dereferences qmp->phy pointer, which is not yet initialized: `if (!qmp->phy->init_count) {` This can also happen if user re-enables runtime-pm via the sysfs attribute before qmp phy is initialized. Similarly to other qcom phy drivers, introduce a qmp->phy_initialized variable that can be used to avoid relying on the possibly uninitialized phy pointer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6) 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/602059c5128a78857ca92bd22791ab640185e381
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29449ce1f5958e36df80318878016e3ecac26b40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52ad86ea5f98d29a7a29d9ba12e24276c6e30acd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f9789d1b63e7d9f868ac9c29564339a4c03ceb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e3687f7e18fe84372e86875709d56c37e7525a8

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