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.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title hwmon: (pmbus_core) Fix NULL pointer dereference
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-15T14:21:34.551Z

Reserved: 2025-09-15T13:59:19.068Z

Link: CVE-2023-53206

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-15T15:15:47.090

Modified: 2025-09-15T15:22:27.090

Link: CVE-2023-53206

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