{"cve":"CVE-2026-53237","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-25T09:16:41.597","modified":"2026-10-30T13:19:14.117","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngpio: mvebu: fix NULL pointer dereference in suspend/resume\n\nmvebu_pwm_suspend() and mvebu_pwm_resume() are called for all GPIO\nbanks during suspend/resume, but not all banks have PWM functionality.\nGPIO banks without PWM have mvchip->mvpwm set to NULL.\n\nCalling mvebu_pwm_suspend() with mvpwm == NULL causes a NULL pointer\ndereference when it tries to access mvpwm->blink_select.\n\n  Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000020 when write\n  [00000020] *pgd=00000000\n  Internal error: Oops: 815 [#1] PREEMPT ARM\n  Modules linked in:\n  CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 406 Comm: sh Not tainted 6.12.74-rt12-yocto-standard-g4e96f98fb7db-dirty #353\n  Hardware name: Marvell Armada 370/XP (Device Tree)\n  PC is at regmap_mmio_read+0x38/0x54\n  LR is at regmap_mmio_read+0x38/0x54\n  pc : [<c05fd2ac>]    lr : [<c05fd2ac>]    psr: 200f0013\n  sp : f0c11d10  ip : 00000000  fp : c100d2f0\n  r10: c14fb854  r9 : 00000000  r8 : 00000000\n  r7 : c1799c00  r6 : 00000020  r5 : 00000020  r4 : c179c7c0\n  r3 : f0a231a0  r2 : 00000020  r1 : 00000020  r0 : 00000000\n  Flags: nzCv  IRQs on  FIQs on  Mode SVC_32  ISA ARM  Segment none\n  Control: 10c5387d  Table: 135ec059  DAC: 00000051\n  Call trace:\n   regmap_mmio_read from _regmap_bus_reg_read+0x78/0xac\n   _regmap_bus_reg_read from _regmap_read+0x60/0x154\n   _regmap_read from regmap_read+0x3c/0x60\n   regmap_read from mvebu_gpio_suspend+0xa4/0x14c\n   mvebu_gpio_suspend from dpm_run_callback+0x54/0x180\n   dpm_run_callback from device_suspend+0x124/0x630\n   device_suspend from dpm_suspend+0x124/0x270\n   dpm_suspend from dpm_suspend_start+0x64/0x6c\n   dpm_suspend_start from suspend_devices_and_enter+0x140/0x8e8\n   suspend_devices_and_enter from pm_suspend+0x2fc/0x308\n   pm_suspend from state_store+0x6c/0xc8\n   state_store from kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x10c/0x1f8\n   kernfs_fop_write_iter from vfs_write+0x270/0x468\n   vfs_write from ksys_write+0x70/0xf0\n   ksys_write from ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54\n\nAdd a NULL check for mvchip->mvpwm before calling the PWM\nsuspend/resume functions.","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/3cb53f89049c3769e102ac5b7692e679a1d45510","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ef24338eda3c7e96d6f94a988266ff16ed3985d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6136c1474db88272231573e222896e1998d34662","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db09011ce62162d72897fc4856b4425245dfe35","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9ad50d7505ebd48282ec3630258dc820fc85c81"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-30T13:47:47.119061695+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53237","score":0.00122,"percentile":0.01972,"date":"2026-10-30"},"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."]}