SB20250226224 - Memory leak in Linux kernel platform davinci driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226224
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-2021-47653)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the MODULE_ALIAS(), vpif_channel_getfid() and vpif_probe() functions in drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpif.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/43acb728bbc40169d2e2425e84a80068270974be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6512c3c39cb6b573b791ce45365818a38b76afbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ffc602e14d7b9f7e7cb2f67e18dfef9ef8af676
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5a3bb7f6f164eb6ee74ef4898dcd019b2063448
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19