{"cve":"CVE-2021-47413","nvd":{"published":"2024-05-21T15:15:26.793","modified":"2026-06-17T04:17:24.967","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: chipidea: ci_hdrc_imx: Also search for 'phys' phandle\n\nWhen passing 'phys' in the devicetree to describe the USB PHY phandle\n(which is the recommended way according to\nDocumentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/ci-hdrc-usb2.txt) the\nfollowing NULL pointer dereference is observed on i.MX7 and i.MX8MM:\n\n[    1.489344] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000098\n[    1.498170] Mem abort info:\n[    1.500966]   ESR = 0x96000044\n[    1.504030]   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits\n[    1.509356]   SET = 0, FnV = 0\n[    1.512416]   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0\n[    1.515569]   FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault\n[    1.520458] Data abort info:\n[    1.523349]   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000044\n[    1.527196]   CM = 0, WnR = 1\n[    1.530176] [0000000000000098] user address but active_mm is swapper\n[    1.536544] Internal error: Oops: 96000044 [#1] PREEMPT SMP\n[    1.542125] Modules linked in:\n[    1.545190] CPU: 3 PID: 7 Comm: kworker/u8:0 Not tainted 5.14.0-dirty #3\n[    1.551901] Hardware name: Kontron i.MX8MM N801X S (DT)\n[    1.557133] Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func\n[    1.562984] pstate: 80000005 (Nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO BTYPE=--)\n[    1.568998] pc : imx7d_charger_detection+0x3f0/0x510\n[    1.573973] lr : imx7d_charger_detection+0x22c/0x510\n\nThis happens because the charger functions check for the phy presence\ninside the imx_usbmisc_data structure (data->usb_phy), but the chipidea\ncore populates the usb_phy passed via 'phys' inside 'struct ci_hdrc'\n(ci->usb_phy) instead.\n\nThis causes the NULL pointer dereference inside imx7d_charger_detection().\n\nFix it by also searching for 'phys' in case 'fsl,usbphy' is not found.\n\nTested on a imx7s-warp board.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66dd03b10e1c0b2fae006c6e34c18ea8ee033e7b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8253a34bfae3278baca52fc1209b7c29270486ca","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3265b88e83b16c7be762fa5fb7e0632bce0002c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66dd03b10e1c0b2fae006c6e34c18ea8ee033e7b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8253a34bfae3278baca52fc1209b7c29270486ca"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:50:30.954589733+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-47413","score":0.00222,"percentile":0.12888,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}