CVE-2024-40973

MEDIUM EPSS 20.8%
Published Jul 12, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 12, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
20.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <6.6.36
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.9.7

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a693c7e243b932faee5c1fb728efa73f0abc39b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeb62bb4ca22db17f7dfe8fb8472e0442df3d92f
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a693c7e243b932faee5c1fb728efa73f0abc39b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354
    Patch