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CVE-2024-35920

kernel: media: mediatek: vcodec: adding lock to protect decoder context list

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-667 · Improper Locking