GSD-2022-1001592 media: venus: vdec: fixed possible memory leak issue
A memory leak in the Venus video decoder driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2022-1001592?
GSD-2022-1001592 is a denial of service vulnerability in Kernel, published on 24 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
media: venus: vdec: fixed possible memory leak issue
This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.16.19 by commit 55bccafc246b2e64763a155ec454470c07a54a6e, it was introduced in version v5.16 by commit 40d87aafee29fb01ce1e1868502fb2059a6a7f34. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1001592?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2022-1001592?
No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1001592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is GSD-2022-1001592 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1001592 in the wild and no public exploit code.