CVE-2023-52491

media: mtk-jpeg: Fix use after free bug due to error path handling in mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 29, 2024 at 03:52 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mtk-jpeg: Fix use after free bug due to error path handling in mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run In mtk_jpeg_probe, &jpeg->job_timeout_work is bound with mtk_jpeg_job_timeout_work. In mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run, if error happens in mtk_jpeg_set_dec_dst, it will finally start the worker while mark the job as finished by invoking v4l2_m2m_job_finish. There are two methods to trigger the bug. If we remove the module, it which will call mtk_jpeg_remove to make cleanup. The possible sequence is as follows, which will cause a use-after-free bug. CPU0 CPU1 mtk_jpeg_dec_... | start worker | |mtk_jpeg_job_timeout_work mtk_jpeg_remove | v4l2_m2m_release | kfree(m2m_dev); | | | v4l2_m2m_get_curr_priv | m2m_dev->curr_ctx //use If we close the file descriptor, which will call mtk_jpeg_release, it will have a similar sequence. Fix this bug by starting timeout worker only if started jpegdec worker successfully. Then v4l2_m2m_job_finish will only be called in either mtk_jpeg_job_timeout_work or mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.12 ≤ v < 5.10.2104.12 ≤ v < 5.15.1494.12 ≤ v < 6.1.764.12 ≤ v < 6.6.154.12 ≤ v < 6.7.34.12 ≤ v < 6.85.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1495.16 ≤ v < 6.1.766.2 ≤ v < 6.6.156.7 ≤ v < 6.7.34.12b2f0d2724ba477d326e9d654d4db1c93e98f8b93
Vendor states this is fixed in 1b1036c60a37a30caf6759a90fe5ecd06ec35590 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 206c857dd17d4d026de85866f1b5f0969f2a109e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 43872f44eee6c6781fea1348b38885d8e78face9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6e2f37022f0fc0893da4d85a0500c9d547fffd4c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8254d54d00eb6cdb8367399c7f912eb8d354ecd7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9fec4db7fff54d9b0306a332bab31eac47eeb5f6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.210 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.149 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.76 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b1036c60a37a30caf6759a90fe5ecd06ec35590
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/206c857dd17d4d026de85866f1b5f0969f2a109e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43872f44eee6c6781fea1348b38885d8e78face9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e2f37022f0fc0893da4d85a0500c9d547fffd4c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8254d54d00eb6cdb8367399c7f912eb8d354ecd7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fec4db7fff54d9b0306a332bab31eac47eeb5f6
Mailing ListPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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