CVE-2023-53206
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hwmon: (pmbus_core) Fix NULL pointer dereference
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.
Exploit probability
0.1%
Published
September 15, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
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04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-53206
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bd66784274a287beada2933c2c0fa3a0ddae0d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7444253cacd92412bc8d33d1c9b5401f52cdf0e2
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53206.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53206