SB20240610100 - Memory leak in Linux kernel qcom venus driver
Published: June 10, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240610100
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) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47043)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the venus_probe() and venus_remove() functions in drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.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/00b68a7478343afdf83f30c43e64db5296057030
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/940d01eceb3a7866fbfca136a55a5625fc75a565
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711acdf0228dc71601247f28b56f13e850e395c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a465c5391a856a0c1e9554964d660676c35d1b2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.37
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.11.21
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13