CVE-2024-53205 phy: realtek: usb: fix NULL deref in rtk_usb2phy_probe

What is CVE-2024-53205?

CVE-2024-53205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53205?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-53205?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-53205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
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All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-55515, BELL-CVE-2024-53205, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53205, GHSA-889v-7c4r-6cg6, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53205.