CVE-2023-53206

Published: Sep 15, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux	affected `df5f6b6af01ca326dd4babb287c9580fed0ad3d6 - < 7444253cacd92412bc8d33d1c9b5401f52cdf0e2` affected `df5f6b6af01ca326dd4babb287c9580fed0ad3d6 - < 0bd66784274a287beada2933c2c0fa3a0ddae0d7`
Linux	Linux	affected `6.4` unaffected `0 - < 6.4` unaffected `6.4.8 - <= 6.4.` unaffected `6.5 - <= `

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7444253cacd92412bc8d33d1c9b5401f52cdf0e2

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bd66784274a287beada2933c2c0fa3a0ddae0d7

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CVE-2023-53206

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