#VU96934 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52915
Published: September 6, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96934
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-2023-52915
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 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.
External links
- 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