SB20250226362 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel platform ti-vpe driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226362
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49254)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the cal_ctx_v4l2_init_formats() function in drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal-video.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/1381f1a629a090c251965edb56f849ad648414a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e2805579ab0783eed53acc2bf9fb553e939004
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa613ac270292e102503e9767882e39200efe608
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abd77889851d2ead0d0c9c4d29f1808801477b00
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18