Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. amvdec_set_canvases in drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec_helpers.c lacks check of the return value of kzalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Kernel | Linux 5.16-rc6 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153068Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=c8c80c996182239ff9b05eda4db50184cf3b2e99Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153068Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=c8c80c996182239ff9b05eda4db50184cf3b2e99Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 14, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified