{"cve":"CVE-2026-53028","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-24T17:17:14.200","modified":"2026-07-15T14:37:39.483","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: typec: Fix error pointer dereference\n\nThe variable tps->partner is checked for an error pointer and then if it\nis, it sends an error message but does not return and then immediately\ndereferenced a few lines below:\n\ntps->partner = typec_register_partner(tps->port, &desc);\nif (IS_ERR(tps->partner))\n\tdev_warn(tps->dev, \"%s: failed to register partnet\\n\", __func__);\n\nif (desc.identity) {\n\ttypec_partner_set_identity(tps->partner);\n\tcd321x->cur_partner_identity = st.partner_identity;\n}\n\nAdd early return and fix spelling mistake in error message.\n\nDetected by Smatch:\ndrivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c:827 cd321x_update_work() error:\n'tps->partner' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()","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/19951118fb22b5ad512379ee64510fe0e2c40eb3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e31082f92c913d74fefb4e60cd0284e605ba3a3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2529d08fcb429ea01bb87c326342f41483f8b2f"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:41:17.107060303+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53028","score":0.0016,"percentile":0.0517,"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."]}