#VU109254 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53146
Published: May 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109254
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53146
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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.
External links
- 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