Description
In the Linux kernel before 5.17, drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c mishandles the tegra_xusb_find_port_node return value. Callers expect NULL in the error case, but an error pointer is used.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230331-0004/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.17
Published
Mar 01, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026