Vulnerability identifier: #VU71580
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu_init() function in drivers/media/platform/mtk-vcodec/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
External links
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=e25a89f743b18c029bfbe5e1663ae0c7190912b0
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153053
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.