Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-35919 |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU90543
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35919
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: All versions
External linkshttp://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41671f0c0182b2bae74ca7e3b0f155559e3e2fc5
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51c84a8aac6e3b59af2b0e92ba63cabe2e641a2d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afaaf3a0f647a24a7bf6a2145d8ade37baaf75ad
Q & A
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.