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Vulnerability · Published Jul 12, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-40973media: mtk-vcodec: potential null pointer deference in SCP

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 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DSA-5900-1
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40973
Debian:13linux6.9.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40973
Debian:14linux6.9.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-130.140USN-7179-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-130.140UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-44.44UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1076.83UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1076.83USN-7179-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1078.87USN-7186-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1078.87UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1014.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1078.87.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1074.83USN-7179-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1074.83UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1014.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1072.78UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1072.78USN-7179-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1010.13UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1057.64UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1057.64USN-7179-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-45.45~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1067.70UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1067.70USN-7179-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1071.77USN-7186-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1071.77UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1071.76USN-7179-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1071.76UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-128.138UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-128.138USN-7179-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-44.44.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1070.71UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1070.71USN-7179-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1013.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1013.14.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1032.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1073.79UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1073.79USN-7179-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1070.73USN-7179-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1070.73UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1011.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-44.44.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1041.45UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40973
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1041.45USN-7179-4

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc – before ac79a923365ae1e524398087cf16313cdbd7a144590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc – before 19ef02106c990bf4235365a08b9d8d2fee37272a590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc – before eeb62bb4ca22db17f7dfe8fb8472e0442df3d92f590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc – before f066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc – before 3a693c7e243b932faee5c1fb728efa73f0abc39b590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc – before 53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b
Linux Linux 4.10

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