The vulnerability of the dtv5100_i2c_msg() function in the drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dtv5100.c file of the Linux operating system’s multimedia device driver framework allows a hacker to gain access to protected information or cause service failures.

The vulnerability of the dtv5100i2cmsg function in the drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dtv5100.c file of the Linux operating system’s multimedia device driver framework is related to the copying of buffers without checking the size of the input data a classic buffer overflow attack. Exploiting this...