CVE-2024-40973

low-risk
Published 2024-07-12

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (8)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a693c7e243b932faee5c1fb728efa73f0abc39b
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeb62bb4ca22db17f7dfe8fb8472e0442df3d92f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a693c7e243b932faee5c1fb728efa73f0abc39b
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal