Bug 2425023 (CVE-2023-54066)

Summary: CVE-2023-54066 kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in dvb-usb-v2 gl861 due to null-pointer dereference
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's dvb-usb-v2 gl861 module. A local user could exploit this null-pointer dereference vulnerability by providing specially crafted input to the gl861_i2c_master_xfer function. This could lead to a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-24 13:02:40 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: dvb-usb-v2: gl861: Fix null-ptr-deref in gl861_i2c_master_xfer

In gl861_i2c_master_xfer, msg is controlled by user. When msg[i].buf
is null and msg[i].len is zero, former checks on msg[i].buf would be
passed. Malicious data finally reach gl861_i2c_master_xfer. If accessing
msg[i].buf[0] without sanity check, null ptr deref would happen.
We add check on msg[i].len to prevent crash.

Similar commit:
commit 0ed554fd769a
("media: dvb-usb: az6027: fix null-ptr-deref in az6027_i2c_xfer()")