Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: typec: qcom-pmic: init value of hdr_len/txbuf_len earlier

If the read of USB_PDPHY_RX_ACKNOWLEDGE_REG failed, then hdr_len and
txbuf_len are uninitialized. This commit stops to print uninitialized
value and misleading/false data.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-53083

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 4.27% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-05-05 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53083
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35925e2b7b404cad3db857434d3312b892b55432
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74d8cee747b37cd9f5ca631f678e66e7f40f2b5f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/029778a4fd2c90c2e76a902b797c2348a722f1b8

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