CVE-2024-40973

media: mtk-vcodec: potential null pointer deference in SCP

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: July 12, 2024 at 12:32 PM UTC

Updated: August 23, 2026 at 01:26 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mtk-vcodec: potential null pointer deference in SCP The return value of devm_kzalloc() needs to be checked to avoid NULL pointer deference. This is similar to CVE-2022-3113.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 6.6.364.10 ≤ v < 5.10.2664.10 ≤ v < 5.15.2174.10 ≤ v < 6.1.1304.10 ≤ v < 6.104.10 ≤ v < 6.6.364.10 ≤ v < 6.9.76.7 ≤ v < 6.9.74.10590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc

Vendor states this is fixed in 19ef02106c990bf4235365a08b9d8d2fee37272a (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 3a693c7e243b932faee5c1fb728efa73f0abc39b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in ac79a923365ae1e524398087cf16313cdbd7a144 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in eeb62bb4ca22db17f7dfe8fb8472e0442df3d92f (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in f066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.10 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.266 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.217 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.130 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.36 (unaffected)