{"id":"CVE-2026-53028","summary":"usb: typec: Fix error pointer dereference","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: typec: Fix error pointer dereference\n\nThe variable tps-\u003epartner 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-\u003epartner = typec_register_partner(tps-\u003eport, &desc);\nif (IS_ERR(tps-\u003epartner))\n\tdev_warn(tps-\u003edev, \"%s: failed to register partnet\\n\", __func__);\n\nif (desc.identity) {\n\ttypec_partner_set_identity(tps-\u003epartner);\n\tcd321x-\u003ecur_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-\u003epartner' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()","modified":"2026-07-17T03:31:47.030056775Z","published":"2026-06-24T16:29:36.615Z","database_specific":{"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53028.json","cna_assigner":"Linux"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19951118fb22b5ad512379ee64510fe0e2c40eb3"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e31082f92c913d74fefb4e60cd0284e605ba3a3"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2529d08fcb429ea01bb87c326342f41483f8b2f"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53028.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53028"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"82432bbfb9e83b7e81d04660fe129b99a29b2ac2"},{"fixed":"19951118fb22b5ad512379ee64510fe0e2c40eb3"},{"fixed":"9e31082f92c913d74fefb4e60cd0284e605ba3a3"},{"fixed":"f2529d08fcb429ea01bb87c326342f41483f8b2f"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-53028.json"}},{"package":{"name":"Kernel","ecosystem":"Linux"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.18.0"},{"fixed":"6.18.33"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.19.0"},{"fixed":"7.0.10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-53028.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}