SB20250502118 - Memory leak in Linux kernel vcodec common driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502118
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23160)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mtk_vcodec_fw_scp_init() function in drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_scp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4936cd5817af35d23e4d283f48fa59a18ef481e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f009fa823c54ca0857c81f7525ea5a5d32de29c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac94e1db4b2053059779472eb58a64d504964240
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6cb086aa52bd51378a4c9e2b25d2def97770205
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd7bb97ede487b9f075707b7408a9073e0d474b1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.88