CVE-2024-35919
kernel: media: mediatek: vcodec: adding lock to protect encoder context list
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 19, 2024
Updated · October 21, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's MediaTek vcodec driver, where the lack of a lock for the encoder context list (ctx_list) could lead to accessing a NULL pointer in the vpu_enc_ipi_handler function. This issue occurs when the context list is deleted unexpectedly due to a behavior in the SCP IP block.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-667 · Improper Locking