SB2025122618 - Memory leak in Linux kernel mediatek vcodec driver
Published: December 26, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025122618
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-2023-54143)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the vdec_msg_queue_init() function in drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/vdec_msg_queue.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/451dc187cadd47771e5d9434fe220fad7be84057
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858322c409e0aba8f70810d23f35c482744f007c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7dbc27301f560c3b915235c53383155b3512083
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf10b0bb503c974ba049d6f888b21178be20a962
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.53
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6