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Unscored CVE-2024-40973 EUVD-2024-38770GHSA-g7g4-7563-37xc

media: mtk-vcodec: potential null pointer deference in SCP

Published Jul 12, 2024 · Updated Aug 23, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

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 products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.10 5.10.266

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.9.7-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.9.7-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.133-1 DSA-5900-1
Debian 11 linux-6.1 6.1.137-1~deb11u1 DLA-4193-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1058.60 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-44.44 USN-6999-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1015.16 USN-6999-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp +1 6.8.0-1014.16 USN-7004-1, USN-6999-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1010.13 USN-6999-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm +2 6.8.0-1012.12 USN-6999-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1013.14 USN-7005-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1013.14.1 USN-7005-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1011.12 USN-6999-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 6.8.0-44.44.1 USN-6999-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-130.140 USN-7179-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1076.83 USN-7179-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1078.87 USN-7186-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1078.87.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1074.83 USN-7179-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 +1 6.8.0-1014.16~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1072.78 USN-7179-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1057.64 USN-7179-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1 USN-7029-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1067.70 USN-7179-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 +1 6.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1071.77 USN-7186-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1071.76 USN-7179-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-128.138 USN-7179-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1070.71 USN-7179-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1 USN-7005-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1032.32 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1020.20 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1073.79 USN-7179-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1070.73 USN-7179-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +31 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.8 +1 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1 USN-7008-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1041.45 USN-7179-4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1075.82~20.04.1 USN-7179-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1 USN-7194-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1074.83~20.04.1 USN-7179-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +27 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-130.140~20.04.1 USN-7179-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1067.70~20.04.1 USN-7179-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1 USN-7186-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-128.138~20.04.1 USN-7179-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1032.32~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1072.78~20.04.1 USN-7179-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1070.74~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2010.10 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1008.8 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1071.73 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1075.83 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1008.8~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-78.78+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1076.83+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1078.87+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-128.138+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1073.81+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +4 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3551-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-coco +3 6.4.0-15061.6.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3553-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1.150600.12.10.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-docs +1 6.4.0-150600.23.25.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3587-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.203.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3566-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-17.1.1.51 SUSE-SU-2025:20073-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_3 +1 1-1.2 SUSE-SU-2025:20077-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20073-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-11.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20077-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-20.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20073-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_4 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3564-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5 1-150600.13.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20 +1 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1, SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3564-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +8 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3551-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1.150600.12.10.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-docs +1 6.4.0-150600.23.25.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3564-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3587-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel No fix yet —

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