SB20240531349 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel platform verisilicon driver
Published: May 31, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240531349
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52850)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the hantro_watchdog() function in drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_drv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f55cebb4339ae771e9e7f3f42bee2489e2fa00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66b4c5f980d741f3a47e4b65eeaf2797f2d59294
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24c06295f28335ced3aad53dd4b0a0bae7b9b100
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d4b23a629ebd34f682f770cb6c2116c851f7b8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.63
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7