PT-2024-35652 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2024-10-25 · Updated 2025-10-03 · CVE-2024-53205

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A NULL dereference issue has been resolved in the Linux kernel. The problem occurs in the rtk usb2phy probe() function, where devm kzalloc() may return NULL, but this returned value is not checked. This issue is related to the Realtek USB phy driver.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746

ALSA-2025_12752

ALSA-2025_12753

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2025-12647

AZL-55515

BDU:2025-07731

CVE-2024-53205

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

References · 24

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/53xxx/CVE-2024-53205.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b398b6b6c94315fd2ce3658e3cee96539dbd7b7 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53205 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-20480.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53205 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb83c9a08324e37f321ffb400809aa4310387d65 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-53205 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-55515 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se18-bulletin-2025-0411SE18 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53205 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53205 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-20530.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e3e9188291a183b27306ddb833722c0d083d6a · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53205 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-07731 · Security Note