CVE-2023-22999

kernel: usb: dwc3: qcom: improper return value check in dwc3_qcom_probe()

Published Feb 28, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel before 5.16.3, drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c misinterprets the dwc3_qcom_create_urs_usb_platdev return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case, whereas it is actually an error pointer).

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-27099 In the Linux kernel before 5.16.3, drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c misinterprets the dwc3_qcom_create_urs_usb_platdev return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case, whereas it is actually an error pointer).
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Mar 20, 2025, 7:44 PM
Reserved
Jan 11, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 28, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 28, 2023, 12:00 AM