CVE-2026-53382

media: vidtv: fix NULL pointer dereference in vidtv_mux_push_si

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2026 at 11:59 AM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 05:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vidtv: fix NULL pointer dereference in vidtv_mux_push_si syzbot reported a general protection fault in vidtv_psi_ts_psi_write_into [1]. vidtv_mux_get_pid_ctx() can return NULL, but vidtv_mux_push_si() does not check for this before dereferencing the returned pointer to access the continuity counter. This leads to a general protection fault when accessing a near-NULL address. The root cause is that vidtv_mux_pid_ctx_init() does not check the return value of vidtv_mux_create_pid_ctx_once() for PMT section PIDs. If the allocation fails, the PID context is never created, but init returns success. The subsequent vidtv_mux_push_si() call then gets NULL from vidtv_mux_get_pid_ctx() and crashes. Fix both the root cause (add error check in vidtv_mux_pid_ctx_init for PMT PIDs) and add defensive NULL checks in vidtv_mux_push_si for all vidtv_mux_get_pid_ctx() calls. [1] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] Workqueue: events vidtv_mux_tick RIP: 0010:vidtv_psi_ts_psi_write_into+0x54a/0xbc0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:197 Call Trace: <TASK> vidtv_psi_table_header_write_into drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:799 [inline] vidtv_psi_pmt_write_into+0x3b2/0xa70 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:1231 vidtv_mux_push_si+0x932/0xe80 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:196 vidtv_mux_tick+0xe9b/0x1480 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:408

Affected

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

5.10 ≤ v < 5.10.2605.10 ≤ v < 5.15.2115.10 ≤ v < 6.1.1775.10 ≤ v < 6.12.955.10 ≤ v < 6.18.375.10 ≤ v < 6.6.1445.10 ≤ v < 7.0.145.10 ≤ v < 7.1.25.10 ≤ v < 7.25.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2115.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1776.13 ≤ v < 6.18.376.19 ≤ v < 7.0.146.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1446.7 ≤ v < 6.12.957.1 ≤ v < 7.1.25.10f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905
Vendor states this is fixed in 232e4b313ea342672edf8947e067c0de4328405b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 353d9578951dd38bc9679308f5b618ceed1f20fa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 455bc12e7b73ab5a2dfcb47822e91e772bc6c42e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6df7e16d4f742c80add58995a6e69385b97aa9e6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7d8bf3d8f91073f4db347ed3aa6302b56107499c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b28b12be6e8910489e6800ed93ea4d41dfe19683 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cd923dadefadb9671b5ac341b672ff424d429c39 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f0f5a1d7056980a0d512456fdb370cfb72bba86a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f965cf22dda7f512f4922415894c3e528269a4ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.260 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.211 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.177 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.95 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.37 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.144 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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