SB2024090644 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel usb dvb-usb-v2 driver
Published: September 6, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024090644
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52915)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the af9035_i2c_master_xfer() function in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f54ed7739dfdf42c4df0a11131aad7c8635464
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa58d9db5cad4bb7bb694b6837e3b96d87554f2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b49c6e5dd236787f13a062ec528d724169f11152
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c01ef65de0b321b2db1ef9abf8f1d15862b937e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9ef84a7c222497ecb5fdf93361c76931804825e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0143f282b15f7cedc0392ea10050fb6000fd16e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41b7181a40af84448a2b144fb02d8bf32b7e9a23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bf744f2de0a848fb1d717f5831b03db96feae89
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.326
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.295
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.197
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.133
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.257
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.55
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6