Answer in brief
CVE-2024-40973 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in media: mtk-vcodec: potential null pointer deference in SCP. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc <ac79a923365ae1e524398087cf16313cdbd7a144 || >=590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc <19ef02106c990bf4235365a08b9d8d2fee37272a || >=590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc <eeb62bb4ca22db17f7dfe8fb8472e0442df3d92f || >=590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc <f066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354 || >=590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc <3a693c7e243b932faee5c1fb728efa73f0abc39b || >=590577a4e5257ac3ed72999a94666ad6ba8f24bc <53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b | ac79a923365ae1e524398087cf16313cdbd7a144, 19ef02106c990bf4235365a08b9d8d2fee37272a, eeb62bb4ca22db17f7dfe8fb8472e0442df3d92f, f066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354, 3a693c7e243b932faee5c1fb728efa73f0abc39b, 53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.10 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 12, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 23, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mtk-vcodec: potential null pointer deference in SCP The return value of devm_kzalloc() needs to be checked to avoid NULL pointer deference. This is similar to CVE-2022-3113.
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