CVE-2024-43831 media: mediatek: vcodec: Handle invalid decoder vsi
A null pointer dereference in the MediaTek video codec driver allows local attackers to cause a system crash.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-43831?
CVE-2024-43831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: mediatek: vcodec: Handle invalid decoder vsi
Handle an invalid decoder vsi in vpu_dec_init to ensure the decoder vsi is valid for future use.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43831?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43831?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-43831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43831 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-43831, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43831, GHSA-mf66-hm23-7r53, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-43831, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-43831, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43831.