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CVE-2024-53204: phy: realtek: usb: fix NULL deref in rtk_usb3phy_probe

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: realtek: usb: fix NULL deref in rtk_usb3phy_probe In rtk_usb3phy_probe() devm_kzalloc() may return NULL but this returned value is not checked.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.6 before 6.11.11; from 6.12 before 6.12.2 — fixed in 6.11.11, 6.12.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.11.11, 6.12.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/258ea41c926b7b3a16d0d7aa210a1401c4a1601b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48d52d3168749e10c1c37cd4ceccd18625851741
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/776f13ad1f88485206f1dca5ef138553106950e5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf373d2919d98f3d1fe1b19a0304f72fe74386d9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e27877990e54bfe4246dd850f7ec8646c999ce58

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