Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2021-47331usb: common: usb-conn-gpio: fix NULL pointer dereference of charger

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: common: usb-conn-gpio: fix NULL pointer dereference of charger When power on system with OTG cable, IDDIG's interrupt arises before the charger registration, it will cause a NULL pointer dereference, fix the issue by registering the power supply before requesting IDDIG/VBUS irq.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux5.14.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47331
Debian:13linux5.14.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47331
Debian:14linux5.14.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47331

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux e3ee0e740c3887d2293e8d54a8707218d70d86ca – before 8e8d910e9a3a7fba86140aff4924c30955ab228be3ee0e740c3887d2293e8d54a8707218d70d86ca – before 436906fd248e018403bcda61a9311d9af02912f1e3ee0e740c3887d2293e8d54a8707218d70d86ca – before 1a133a0996d6b4c83509d570ed4edcba34c44f25e3ee0e740c3887d2293e8d54a8707218d70d86ca – before 880287910b1892ed2cb38977893b947382a09d21
Linux Linux 5.9

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