CVE-2024-53205 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 27
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
phy: realtek: usb: fix NULL deref in rtk_usb2phy_probe
In rtk_usb2phy_probe() devm_kzalloc() may return NULL
but this returned value is not checked.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages6 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux134e6d25f6bd06071e5aac0a7eefcea6f7713955 — 7e2cde1813418b39b5e95d86e10d6701dccf18af+6
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-889v-7c4r-6cg6: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
phy: realtek: usb: fix NULL deref in rtk_usb2phy_probe
In rtk_usb2phy_probe() de↗2024-12-27
OSV▶
CVE-2024-53205: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: realtek: usb: fix NULL deref in rtk_usb2phy_probe In rtk_usb2phy_probe() devm↗2024-12-27