# CVE-2023-53139: nfc: fdp: add null check of devm\_kmalloc\_array in fdp\_nci\_i2c\_read\_device\_properties

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-02 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: fdp: add null check of devm_kmalloc_array in fdp_nci_i2c_read_device_properties devm_kmalloc_array may fails, *fw_vsc_cfg might be null and cause out-of-bounds write in device_property_read_u8_array later.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad11b872bc9b5d27e56183c6b01f9218c85395d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98f49e693e02c1dafd5786be3468657840dd6f06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a3664a1058d4b2b1ea2112cc275ca47fba7fc08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80be62358fa5507cefbaa067c7e6648401f2c3da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4357bbb921fe9e81d0fd9f70d669d1f177d8380e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce93f1afc05941a572f5a69e2ed4012af905a693
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27824b2f98818215adc9661e563252c48dab1a13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11f180a5d62a51b484e9648f9b310e1bd50b1a57

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