#VU90543 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35919

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#VU90543 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35919

Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90543
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-2024-35919
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the vpu_enc_check_ap_inst() function in drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/venc_vpu_if.c, within the fops_vcodec_open(), fops_vcodec_release() and mtk_vcodec_probe() functions in drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/mtk_vcodec_enc_drv.c, within the mtk_vcodec_vpu_reset_enc_handler() function in drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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