Name: CVE-2023-53206: NULL Pointer Dereference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-53206, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00146

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade linux	Jul 27, 2026	Jul 27, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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