Vulnerability identifier: #VU108214
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: 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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: 6.6, 6.6 rc1, 6.6 rc2, 6.6 rc3, 6.6 rc4, 6.6 rc5, 6.6 rc6, 6.6.1, 6.6.2, 6.6.3, 6.6.4, 6.6.5, 6.6.6, 6.6.7, 6.6.8, 6.6.9, 6.6.10, 6.6.11, 6.6.12, 6.6.13, 6.6.14, 6.6.15, 6.6.16, 6.6.17, 6.6.18, 6.6.19, 6.6.20, 6.6.21, 6.6.22, 6.6.23, 6.6.24, 6.6.25, 6.6.26, 6.6.27, 6.6.28, 6.6.29, 6.6.30, 6.6.31, 6.6.32, 6.6.33, 6.6.34, 6.6.35, 6.6.36, 6.6.37, 6.6.38, 6.6.39, 6.6.40, 6.6.41, 6.6.42, 6.6.43, 6.6.44, 6.6.45, 6.6.46, 6.6.47, 6.6.48, 6.6.49, 6.6.50, 6.6.51, 6.6.52, 6.6.53, 6.6.54, 6.6.55, 6.6.56, 6.6.57, 6.6.58, 6.6.59, 6.6.60, 6.6.61, 6.6.62, 6.6.63, 6.6.64, 6.6.65, 6.6.66, 6.6.67, 6.6.68, 6.6.69, 6.6.70, 6.6.71, 6.6.72, 6.6.73, 6.6.74, 6.6.75, 6.6.76, 6.6.77, 6.6.78, 6.6.79, 6.6.80, 6.6.81, 6.6.82, 6.6.83, 6.6.84, 6.6.85, 6.6.86, 6.6.87
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
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.