CVE-2023-53206

hwmon: (pmbus_core) Fix NULL pointer dereference

published September 15, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: (pmbus_core) Fix NULL pointer dereference

Pass i2c_client to _pmbus_is_enabled to drop the assumption

that a regulator device is passed in.

This will fix the issue of a NULL pointer dereference when called from

_pmbus_get_flags.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00146 · 3.5th percentile
Published
2025-09-15T14:21Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 SEP 14:21Z
    hwmon: (pmbus_core) Fix NULL pointer dereference
    cvelistv5