CVE-2023-52938

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52938

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-52938.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-52938

Downstream

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52938

RHSA-2023:6583

RHSA-2023:7077

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52938

Published

2025-03-27T16:37:17Z

Modified

2025-10-15T05:02:00.464025Z

Severity

5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

usb: typec: ucsi: Don't attempt to resume the ports before they exist

Details

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

usb: typec: ucsi: Don't attempt to resume the ports before they exist

This will fix null pointer dereference that was caused by the driver attempting to resume ports that were not yet registered.

References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type: GIT
Repo: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events: Introduced

9222912924fcf56e2d166a503eddbdb5ffd2005f

Fixed

fdd11d7136fd070b3a74d6d8799d9eac28a57fc5

Type: GIT
Repo: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events: Introduced

e0dced9c7d4763fd97c86a13902d135f03cc42eb

Fixed

f82060da749c611ed427523b6d1605d87338aac1

Type: GIT
Repo: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events: Introduced

160416b397c362e37b590040a089604dd1f37de1

Affected versions

v5.*

v5.10.1

v5.10.10

v5.10.11

v5.10.12

v5.10.13

v5.10.14

v5.10.15

v5.10.16

v5.10.17

v5.10.18

v5.10.19

v5.10.2

v5.10.3

v5.10.4

v5.10.5

v5.10.6

v5.10.7

v5.10.8

v5.10.9

v5.11.1

v5.11.10

v5.11.11

v5.11.12

v5.11.13

v5.11.14

v5.11.15

v5.11.16

v5.11.17

v5.11.18

v5.11.19

v5.11.2

v5.11.20

v5.11.21

v5.11.3

v5.11.4

v5.11.5

v5.11.6

v5.11.7

v5.11.8

v5.11.9

v5.12.1

v5.12.10

v5.12.11

v5.12.12

v5.12.13

v5.12.14

v5.12.15

v5.12.16

v5.12.17

v5.12.18

v5.12.19

v5.12.2

v5.12.3

v5.12.4

v5.12.5

v5.12.6

v5.12.7

v5.12.8

v5.12.9

v5.13.1

v5.13.10

v5.13.11

v5.13.12

v5.13.13

v5.13.14

v5.13.15

v5.13.16

v5.13.17

v5.13.18

v5.13.2

v5.13.3

v5.13.4

v5.13.5

v5.13.6

v5.13.7

v5.13.8

v5.13.9

v5.14.1

v5.14.10

v5.14.11

v5.14.12

v5.14.13

v5.14.14

v5.14.15

v5.14.16

v5.14.17

v5.14.18

v5.14.19

v5.14.2

v5.14.20

v5.14.3

v5.14.4

v5.14.5

v5.14.6

v5.14.7

v5.14.8

v5.14.9

v5.15.1

v5.15.10

v5.15.11

v5.15.12

v5.15.13

v5.15.14

v5.15.15

v5.15.16

v5.15.17

v5.15.18

v5.15.19

v5.15.2

v5.15.3

v5.15.4

v5.15.5

v5.15.6

v5.15.7

v5.15.8

v5.15.9

v5.16.1

v5.16.10

v5.16.11

v5.16.12

v5.16.13

v5.16.14

v5.16.15

v5.16.16

v5.16.17

v5.16.18

v5.16.19

v5.16.2

v5.16.20

v5.16.3

v5.16.4

v5.16.5

v5.16.6

v5.16.7

v5.16.8

v5.16.9

v5.17.1

v5.17.10

v5.17.11

v5.17.12

v5.17.13

v5.17.14

v5.17.2

v5.17.3

v5.17.4

v5.17.5

v5.17.6

v5.17.7

v5.17.8

v5.17.9

v5.18.1

v5.18.10

v5.18.11

v5.18.12

v5.18.13

v5.18.14

v5.18.15

v5.18.16

v5.18.17

v5.18.18

v5.18.19

v5.18.2

v5.18.3

v5.18.4

v5.18.5

v5.18.6

v5.18.7

v5.18.8

v5.18.9

v5.19.1

v5.19.10

v5.19.11

v5.19.12

v5.19.13

v5.19.14

v5.19.15

v5.19.16

v5.19.2

v5.19.3

v5.19.4

v5.19.5

v5.19.6

v5.19.7

v5.19.8

v5.19.9

v5.6.1

v5.6.10

v5.6.11

v5.6.12

v5.6.13

v5.6.14

v5.6.15

v5.6.16

v5.6.17

v5.6.18

v5.6.2

v5.6.3

v5.6.4

v5.6.5

v5.6.6

v5.6.7

v5.6.8

v5.6.9

v5.7.1

v5.7.10

v5.7.11

v5.7.12

v5.7.13

v5.7.14

v5.7.15

v5.7.16

v5.7.2

v5.7.3

v5.7.4

v5.7.5

v5.7.6

v5.7.7

v5.7.8

v5.7.9

v5.8.1

v5.8.10

v5.8.11

v5.8.12

v5.8.13

v5.8.14

v5.8.15

v5.8.16

v5.8.17

v5.8.18

v5.8.2

v5.8.3

v5.8.4

v5.8.5

v5.8.6

v5.8.7

v5.8.8

v5.8.9

v5.9.1

v5.9.10

v5.9.11

v5.9.12

v5.9.13

v5.9.14

v5.9.15

v5.9.16

v5.9.2

v5.9.3

v5.9.4

v5.9.5

v5.9.6

v5.9.7

v5.9.8

v5.9.9

v6.*

v6.0.15

v6.0.16

v6.0.17

v6.0.18

v6.0.19

v6.1

v6.1-rc1

v6.1-rc2

v6.1-rc3

v6.1-rc4

v6.1-rc5

v6.1-rc6

v6.1-rc7

v6.1-rc8

v6.1.1

v6.1.10

v6.1.11

v6.1.12

v6.1.13

v6.1.14

v6.1.15

v6.1.2

v6.1.3

v6.1.4

v6.1.5

v6.1.6

v6.1.7

v6.1.8

v6.1.9

v6.10

v6.10-rc1

v6.10-rc2

v6.10-rc3

v6.10-rc4

v6.10-rc5

v6.10-rc6

v6.10-rc7

v6.10.1

v6.10.10

v6.10.11

v6.10.12

v6.10.13

v6.10.2

v6.10.3

v6.10.4

v6.10.5

v6.10.6

v6.10.7

v6.10.8

v6.10.9

v6.11

v6.11-rc1

v6.11-rc2

v6.11-rc3

v6.11-rc4

v6.11-rc5

v6.11-rc6

v6.11-rc7

v6.11.1

v6.11.10

v6.11.11

v6.11.2

v6.11.3

v6.11.4

v6.11.5

v6.11.6

v6.11.7

v6.11.8

v6.11.9

v6.12

v6.12-rc1

v6.12-rc2

v6.12-rc3

v6.12-rc4

v6.12-rc5

v6.12-rc6

v6.12-rc7

v6.12.1

v6.12.10

v6.12.11

v6.12.12

v6.12.13

v6.12.14

v6.12.2

v6.12.3

v6.12.4

v6.12.5

v6.12.6

v6.12.7

v6.12.8

v6.12.9

v6.13

v6.13-rc1

v6.13-rc2

v6.13-rc3

v6.13-rc4

v6.13-rc5

v6.13-rc6

v6.13-rc7

v6.13.1

v6.13.10

v6.13.11

v6.13.12

v6.13.2

v6.13.3

v6.13.4

v6.13.5

v6.13.6

v6.13.7

v6.13.8

v6.13.9

v6.14

v6.14-rc1

v6.14-rc2

v6.14-rc3

v6.14-rc4

v6.14-rc5

v6.14-rc6

v6.14-rc7

v6.14.1

v6.14.10

v6.14.11

v6.14.2

v6.14.3

v6.14.4

v6.14.5

v6.14.6

v6.14.7

v6.14.8

v6.14.9

v6.15

v6.15-rc1

v6.15-rc2

v6.15-rc3

v6.15-rc4

v6.15-rc5

v6.15-rc6

v6.15-rc7

v6.15.1

v6.15.10

v6.15.11

v6.15.2

v6.15.3

v6.15.4

v6.15.5

v6.15.6

v6.15.7

v6.15.8

v6.15.9

v6.16

v6.16-rc1

v6.16-rc2

v6.16-rc3

v6.16-rc4

v6.16-rc5

v6.16-rc6

v6.16-rc7

v6.16.1

v6.16.10

v6.16.11

v6.16.12

v6.16.2

v6.16.3

v6.16.4

v6.16.5

v6.16.6

v6.16.7

v6.16.8

v6.16.9

v6.17

v6.17-rc1

v6.17-rc2

v6.17-rc3

v6.17-rc4

v6.17-rc5

v6.17-rc6

v6.17-rc7

v6.17.1

v6.17.2

v6.2

v6.2-rc1

v6.2-rc2

v6.2-rc3

v6.2-rc4

v6.2-rc5

v6.2-rc6

v6.2-rc7

v6.2-rc8

v6.2.1

v6.2.10

v6.2.11

v6.2.12

v6.2.13

v6.2.14

v6.2.15

v6.2.2

v6.2.3

v6.2.4

v6.2.5

v6.2.6

v6.2.7

v6.2.8

v6.2.9

v6.3

v6.3-rc1

v6.3-rc2

v6.3-rc3

v6.3-rc4

v6.3-rc5

v6.3-rc6

v6.3-rc7

v6.3.1

v6.3.10

v6.3.11

v6.3.12

v6.3.2

v6.3.3

v6.3.4

v6.3.5

v6.3.6

v6.3.7

v6.3.8

v6.3.9

v6.4

v6.4-rc1

v6.4-rc2

v6.4-rc3

v6.4-rc4

v6.4-rc5

v6.4-rc6

v6.4-rc7

v6.4.1

v6.4.10

v6.4.11

v6.4.12

v6.4.13

v6.4.14

v6.4.15

v6.4.16

v6.4.2

v6.4.3

v6.4.4

v6.4.5

v6.4.6

v6.4.7

v6.4.8

v6.4.9

v6.5

v6.5-rc1

v6.5-rc2

v6.5-rc3

v6.5-rc4

v6.5-rc5

v6.5-rc6

v6.5-rc7

v6.5.1

v6.5.10

v6.5.11

v6.5.12

v6.5.13

v6.5.2

v6.5.3

v6.5.4

v6.5.5

v6.5.6

v6.5.7

v6.5.8

v6.5.9

v6.6

v6.6-rc1

v6.6-rc2

v6.6-rc3

v6.6-rc4

v6.6-rc5

v6.6-rc6

v6.6-rc7

v6.6.1

v6.6.10

v6.6.11

v6.6.12

v6.6.13

v6.6.14

v6.6.2

v6.6.3

v6.6.4

v6.6.5

v6.6.6

v6.6.7

v6.6.8

v6.6.9

v6.7

v6.7-rc1

v6.7-rc2

v6.7-rc3

v6.7-rc4

v6.7-rc5

v6.7-rc6

v6.7-rc7

v6.7-rc8

v6.7.1

v6.7.10

v6.7.11

v6.7.2

v6.7.3

v6.7.4

v6.7.5

v6.7.6

v6.7.7

v6.7.8

v6.7.9

v6.8

v6.8-rc1

v6.8-rc2

v6.8-rc3

v6.8-rc4

v6.8-rc5

v6.8-rc6

v6.8-rc7

v6.8.1

v6.8.10

v6.8.11

v6.8.2

v6.8.3

v6.8.4

v6.8.5

v6.8.6

v6.8.7

v6.8.8

v6.8.9

v6.9

v6.9-rc1

v6.9-rc2

v6.9-rc3

v6.9-rc4

v6.9-rc5

v6.9-rc6

v6.9-rc7

v6.9.1

v6.9.10

v6.9.11

v6.9.12

v6.9.2

v6.9.3

v6.9.4

v6.9.5

v6.9.6

v6.9.7

v6.9.8

v6.9.9

Database specific

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CVE-2023-52938

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Affected versions

v5.*

v6.*

Database specific

Linux / Kernel

Package

Affected ranges