SB20240731140 - Resource management error in Linux kernel decoder vdec driver
Published: July 31, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240731140
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52888)
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.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c217253c76c94f76d1df31d0bbdcb88dc07be91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303d01082edaf817ee2df53a40dca9da637a2c04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb005c801ec70ff4307727bd3bd6e8280169ef32
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.39