What is CVE-2023-52938?

CVE-2023-52938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-52938?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2023-52938

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: ucsi: Don't attempt to resume the ports before they exist This will fix null pointer dereference that was caused by the driver attempting to resume ports that were not yet registered.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 6.0.15, 6.1.1, 160416b397c362e37b590040a089604dd1f37de1
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52938?: CVE-2023-52938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-52938?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.