can: etas_es58x: fix potential NULL pointer dereference on udev->serial
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: etas_es58x: fix potential NULL pointer dereference on udev->serial The driver assumed that es58x_dev->udev->serial could never be NULL. While this is true on commercially available devices, an attacker could spoof the device identity providing a NULL USB serial number. That would trigger a NULL pointer dereference. Add a check on es58x_dev->udev->serial before accessing it.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.16, 6.13.4, 6.6.79
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-21773
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 04:25 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
can: etas_es58x: fix potential NULL pointer dereference on udev->serial
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 27 Feb 2025, 02:18 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: etas_es58x: fix potential NULL pointer dereference on udev->serial The driver assumed that es58x_dev->udev->serial could never be NULL. While this is true on commercially available devices, an attacker could spoof the device identity providing a NULL USB serial number. That would trigger a NULL pointer dereference. Add a check on es58x_dev->udev->serial before accessing it.
osv:CVE-2025-21773
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.6.79, 6.12.16, 6.13.4
Complete source record
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