#VU95057 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52888

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#VU95057 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52888

Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95057
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-2023-52888
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the h264_enc_free_work_buf() function in drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/encoder/venc/venc_h264_if.c, within the vdec_av1_slice_free_working_buffer() function in drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec/vdec_av1_req_lat_if.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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