CVE-2024-53205

MEDIUM EPSS 17.7%
Published Dec 27, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Dec 27, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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 Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
17.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.6  –  <6.11.11
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.12  –  <6.12.2

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e3e9188291a183b27306ddb833722c0d083d6a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b398b6b6c94315fd2ce3658e3cee96539dbd7b7
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a784bcdd7e54f0599da3b2360e472238412623e
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e2cde1813418b39b5e95d86e10d6701dccf18af
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb83c9a08324e37f321ffb400809aa4310387d65
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e3e9188291a183b27306ddb833722c0d083d6a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b398b6b6c94315fd2ce3658e3cee96539dbd7b7
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb83c9a08324e37f321ffb400809aa4310387d65
    Patch