{"cve":"CVE-2023-53206","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-15T15:15:47.090","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:30.233","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhwmon: (pmbus_core) Fix NULL pointer dereference\n\nPass i2c_client to _pmbus_is_enabled to drop the assumption\nthat a regulator device is passed in.\n\nThis will fix the issue of a NULL pointer dereference when called from\n_pmbus_get_flags.","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/0bd66784274a287beada2933c2c0fa3a0ddae0d7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7444253cacd92412bc8d33d1c9b5401f52cdf0e2"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:08:41.295252406+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53206","score":0.00146,"percentile":0.03826,"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."]}