{"id":"CVE-2026-53028","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: typec: Fix error pointer dereference\n\nThe variable tps->partner is checked for an error pointer and then if it\nis, it sends an error message but does not return an…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: typec: Fix error pointer dereference\n\nThe variable tps->partner is checked for an error pointer and then if it\nis, it sends an error message but does not return an…","severity":"none","published":"2026-06-24","updated":"2026-07-10","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53028","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19951118fb22b5ad512379ee64510fe0e2c40eb3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e31082f92c913d74fefb4e60cd0284e605ba3a3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2529d08fcb429ea01bb87c326342f41483f8b2f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.0016,"epssPercentile":0.044,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-11T19:15:11.986Z","slug":"CVE-2026-53028","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: typec: Fix error pointer dereference\n\nThe variable tps->partner 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->partner = typec_register_partner(tps->port, &desc);\nif (IS_ERR(tps->partner))\n\tdev_warn(tps->dev, \"%s: failed to register partnet\\n\", __func__);\n\nif (desc.identity) {\n\ttypec_partner_set_identity(tps->partner);\n\tcd321x->cur_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->partner' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}