SB2025051615 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel usb dvb-usb driver
Published: May 16, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025051615
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-2023-53146)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the dw2102_i2c_transfer() function in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.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/08dfcbd03b2b7f918c4f87c6ff637054e510df74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ae544d94abc8ff77b1b9bf8774def3fa5689b5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77cbd42d29de9ffc93d5529bab8813cde53af14c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/903566208ae6bb9c0e7e54355ce75bf6cf72485d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97fdbdb750342cbc204befde976872fedb406ee6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beb9550494e7349f92b9eaa283256a5ad9b1c9be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecbe6d011b95c7da59f014f8d26cb7245ed1e11e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb28afab113a82b89ffec48c8155ec05b4f8cb5e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.5