# CVE-2023-52915: media: dvb-usb-v2: af9035: Fix null-ptr-deref in af9035\_i2c\_master\_xfer

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-09-06 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-usb-v2: af9035: Fix null-ptr-deref in af9035_i2c_master_xfer In af9035_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 af9035_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()")

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## Related

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## 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

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