CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-52888

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.24%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's MediaTek vcodec driver, mtk_vcodec_mem_free() was called without checking if the buffer pointer is NULL, triggering warnings. The fix adds the missing checks.

Risk Assessment

May cause kernel warnings and potential instability on devices with MediaTek chipsets, though direct security risk appears low.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. On MediaTek devices, verify stability after update.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mediatek: vcodec: Only free buffer VA that is not NULL In the MediaTek vcodec driver, while mtk_vcodec_mem_free() is mostly called only when the buffer to free exists, there are some instances that didn't do the check and triggered warnings in practice. We believe those checks were forgotten unintentionally. Add the checks back to fix the warnings.

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