CVE-2024-35920
kernel: media: mediatek: vcodec: adding lock to protect decoder 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, caused by the absence of a lock to protect the decoder context list (ctx_list). This issue can lead to a NULL pointer dereference in the vpu_dec_ipi_handler function, resulting in a kernel panic.
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