SB20250226415 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel qcom venus driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226415
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-2022-49527)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the hfi_core_deinit() function in drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi.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/0ac84ab50712879eac3c1dd2598440652a85d3d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ed5a643b1a4a46b9b7bfba5d468c10cc30e1359
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2533acb652359c9e097dfa33587896af782e8a91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27ad46da44177a78a4a0cae6fe03906888c61aa1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86594f6af867b5165d2ba7b5a71fae3a5961e56c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c385b961d4c378228e80f6abea8509cb67feab6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a21d15dde21d7e8ae047eb8368677407db45d840
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b73ed0510bb8d9647cd8e8a4c4c8772bbe545c3a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.3