🛡️ CVE-2023-54066 on Debian — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

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()")

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-54066 as tracked by Debian, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.5.6-1; earlier versions remain affected.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54066 is recorded against 1 package.

  • linux (fixed in 6.5.6-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 24 December 2025 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2025-12-24
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux 6.5.6-1

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