# CVE-2021-47273: usb: dwc3-meson-g12a: fix usb2 PHY glue init when phy0 is disabled

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: dwc3-meson-g12a: fix usb2 PHY glue init when phy0 is disabled When only PHY1 is used (for example on Odroid-HC4), the regmap init code uses the usb2 ports when doesn't initialize the PHY1 regmap entry. This fixes: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000020 ... pc : regmap_update_bits_base+0x40/0xa0 lr : dwc3_meson_g12a_usb2_init_phy+0x4c/0xf8 ... Call trace: regmap_update_bits_base+0x40/0xa0 dwc3_meson_g12a_usb2_init_phy+0x4c/0xf8 dwc3_meson_g12a_usb2_init+0x7c/0xc8 dwc3_meson_g12a_usb_init+0x28/0x48 dwc3_meson_g12a_probe+0x298/0x540 platform_probe+0x70/0xe0 really_probe+0xf0/0x4d8 driver_probe_device+0xfc/0x168 ...

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/750a0d75564293be3ed50f13ef7f38ab75106421
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8dd3754e707104a34f8ec595034d503ea8871a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2aa178d2ad2fb156711113790dde13e9aa2376

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