CVE-2023-53748

media: mediatek: vcodec: Fix potential array out-of-bounds in decoder queue_setup

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: December 8, 2025 at 01:19 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mediatek: vcodec: Fix potential array out-of-bounds in decoder queue_setup variable *nplanes is provided by user via system call argument. The possible value of q_data->fmt->num_planes is 1-3, while the value of *nplanes can be 1-8. The array access by index i can cause array out-of-bounds. Fix this bug by checking *nplanes against the array size.

Affected

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

4.10 ≤ v < 6.1.304.10 ≤ v < 6.3.44.10 ≤ v < 6.44.10590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc
Vendor states this is fixed in 48e4e06e2c5fe1fda283d499f91492eda2248bb9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8fbcf730cb89c3647f3365226fe7014118fa93c7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b8e19bf3b4aebd855be01b64674187dcf6d1db51 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.30 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

7.1HIGHLinux
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