#VU108214 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-23160
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108214
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23160
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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.
External links
- 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