SB20251210123 - Improper locking in Linux kernel mediatek vcodec driver
Published: December 10, 2025 Updated: December 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20251210123
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 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53812)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the mtk_vcodec_probe() function in drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.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/03e9773388a27242e6139f3d5b5fd00112adb5c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34fe290090ecfcf405cad9d0e0ddc8b8246ffaa2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d2f13fb47dcab6d094f34ecfd6a879a409722b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c692a44bc5146eb487f40798a1ea8dd57fd2607d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.28