CVE-2024-40973

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Aug 23, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 12, 2024
Last modified
Aug 23, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2024-40973: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix