Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-23160media: mediatek: vcodec: Fix a resource leak related to the scp device in FW initialization

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mediatek: vcodec: Fix a resource leak related to the scp device in FW initialization On Mediatek devices with a system companion processor (SCP) the mtk_scp structure has to be removed explicitly to avoid a resource leak. Free the structure in case the allocation of the firmware structure fails during the firmware initialization.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.153-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23160
Debian:12linux6.1.153-1DSA-6009-1
Debian:13linux6.12.25-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23160
Debian:14linux6.12.25-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-202.212USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-202.212UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100USN-8028-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1119.126UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1119.126USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1125.134USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1125.134UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52USN-8074-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1USN-8126-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1124.133UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1120.130UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1120.130USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50USN-8031-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2USN-8031-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1115.121USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1115.121UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48USN-8031-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1102.110USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1102.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1USN-8028-6
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1113.117USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1113.117UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44USN-8028-8
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1USN-8028-8
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1114.120USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1111.116UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1111.116USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-197.207USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-197.207UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1USN-8052-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1USN-8028-6
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1114.115UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1114.115USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1046.49USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1046.49.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1046.49.1USN-8028-7
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72USN-8963-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59USN-8963-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1116.122USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1116.122UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1043.44USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1043.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1047.51USN-8028-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1047.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1023.24USN-8052-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1023.24UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23160

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux ac79a923365ae1e524398087cf16313cdbd7a144 – before beaefe8dbb261f36376bb533a89ed69ab38e674719ef02106c990bf4235365a08b9d8d2fee37272a – before 2540a81d5532829150b2e7cca977313b524066a9eeb62bb4ca22db17f7dfe8fb8472e0442df3d92f – before 69dd5bbdd79c65445bb17c3c53510783bc1d756cf066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354 – before fd7bb97ede487b9f075707b7408a9073e0d474b153dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b – before 9f009fa823c54ca0857c81f7525ea5a5d32de29c53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b – before d6cb086aa52bd51378a4c9e2b25d2def9777020553dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b – before ac94e1db4b2053059779472eb58a64d50496424053dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b – before 4936cd5817af35d23e4d283f48fa59a18ef481e4
Linux Linux 6.10

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